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Essay About Lim Goh Tong

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There is no such thing as a typical entrepreneur (business case study, n.d.) and no standard and universal definition of entrepreneurship. It is derived from French language, entreprendre, meaning assume duties or attempt. An entrepreneurship is a process of someone who has a capacity and willingness to develop, organize and lead any business venture along with any personal financial risks in order to make profit. Entrepreneurship is an activity of discovering new ways or ideas of combining resources to make profits. Besides owning a business, entrepreneurship also includes any entrepreneur or a person who is a business leader or an innovator of new ideas to process a business.
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He was famous with his vision in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored mountain into one of the world's most successful casino resorts. (“Lim Goh Tong,” n.d.)
Lim Goh Tong was born in Anxi County, Fujian, China in year 1918. He was born in a rural village and during that time, China was in a period of uncertainty after the 1911 revolution but he got sheltered in the village. However, there is some disaster occur and his father passed away when he was only 16. He was forced to leave school and had to take over the heavy burden of his family. (“Lim Goh Tong,” n.d.) From here, we can see that Lim Goh Tong has high initiative level to handle or take over his family’s burden to protect them.
Lim Goh Tong decided to sneak into Malaysia (known as Malaya at that time) by following his cousin’s footstep as China’s situation was becoming worse. He left China through Xiamen at the age of 19 and worked for his uncle as a carpenter in the first 2 years, and here he is showing his high initiative level by his willingness to learn Malay language in the

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