local entrepreneur

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandentrepreneur

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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entrepreneur
noun[C]
uk
/ˌɒn.trə.prəˈnɜːr/us
/ˌɑːn.trə.prəˈnɝː/
someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a ...
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(Definition oflocalandentrepreneurfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal entrepreneur

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Although the local community had, through thelocalentrepreneur, access to the means of representation, they still lacked the power necessary to be in charge of its content.
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Her father was a successfullocalentrepreneur, who started with a single television store and became a real estate developer.
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Raw materials, such as silk or cotton, where obtained from alocalentrepreneur.
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It is named after alocalentrepreneurand politician.
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The company was formed by alocalentrepreneur.
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By 1999, alocalentrepreneurhad purchased the train, track, depot, and property in order to keep the riverfront free from development.
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In 2001 alocalentrepreneurbought it with the intention of reopening it as a restaurant.
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In 1962, the spring was leased to alocalentrepreneurand were subsequently proclaimed a national monument.
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We warmly thank all our questionnaire and interview respondents and the many expatriate and local entrepreneurs and officials who provided invaluable information.
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Local entrepreneurs accumulated capital from investments in livestock, commerce, and flour-mills, among other ventures.
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Weaknesses at this level, she insists, may be expected to discourage foreign investors and impede the efforts of local entrepreneurs to build efficient industries.
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The former played no role in the articulation of local identity, nor did the latter appeal to local entrepreneurs and politicians.
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Communication links were extremely important but so too was the dynamism of local entrepreneurs and businessmen and businesswomen.
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This activity, in turn, fostered the local development of petty trading, restaurants and food stalls by local entrepreneurs and contractors.
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This was not only achieved by governmental aid - although this played a major role - but was also the result of the commitment to tourism made by some local entrepreneurs.
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One reason for this step might have been the fact that the brochure was prepared by several local entrepreneurs and amateur historians connected to the opposition (see below).
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It is unfair for some to criticise local government and to claim that it is a burden on local entrepreneurs.
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One would like to see respect paid to local entrepreneurs, be they small, medium or large.
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It is a vehicle for investing in small businesses, taking a stake in a community, stimulating private enterprise and supporting local entrepreneurs.
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