What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur Now

I think to be an entrepreneur is to open your own company with certain skills, relationship and money. In the video “What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur Now” from entrepreneur.com, it states that “An entrepreneur creates something when there is nothing.” This is what I’ve never thought about, and I think it is an excellent explanation for an entrepreneur.

Another interesting point in the video is when Amy talks about her childhood assignment about finding out what her grandfather did for living. Her mother told her that her grandfather was an entrepreneur and had done lots of things. She couldn’t understand the meaning of being an entrepreneur, so she just drew a cowboy instead. Both my parents work for themselves since I was in primary school. I couldn’t understand what their jobs were either, so I said my father was a cook, and my mother was a teacher.

Now I know what an entrepreneur is. However, I don’t know if I can state them as “entrepreneurs”. They didn’t invent anything. They just used the knowledge they had to do business. I want to have my own jewelry business in the future, but it’s not something new. Can I say that I want to be an entrepreneur? I’m confused.