So what is a divapreneur anyway? My friend, Leesa Barnes has started a new network on ryze called Divapreneurs At Work located at http://daw-network.ryze.com/ She asked us to define a divapreneur. Now me being the prolific article writer that I am, I couldn't answer this question without writing an article about it. Sit back and become divafied! First of all Divapreneur is a combination of the words diva and entrepreneur. In order to define divapreneur we first need to define diva and entrepreneur. In order to do this I went to Wikipedia. This is what I found out from Wikipedia: Most widely used definition of diva A Diva was originally a distinguished female opera singer, but now usually refers to a popular female performer of non-operatic works. The term derives from an Italian word meaning "goddess", which, in turn derives from the feminine form of a Latin word divus, meaning, "divine one". This definition was found on the following page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva I felt like the distinction of being a singer left out some talented non-musical ladies so I decided to use this definition of diva instead: # In current usage among the younger generation, the term diva is used to describe a talented and confident woman. This definition was found on the following page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diva_%28disambiguation%29 Now it's time to define entrepreneur, the second part of this word. This definition also comes from Wikipedia. Entrepreneur Entrepreneur is a loanword from the French language that refers to a person, who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. Business entrepreneurs often have strong beliefs about a market opportunity and are willing to accept a high level of personal, professional or financial risk to pursue that opportunity. So a divapreneur then is a talented and confident woman, who undertakes and operates a new venture, and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. Well I guess that makes me a divapreneur. How about you? |
