What is an Energy Entrepreneur anyway?

Scott Tudman

May 15th, 2010

Improving one's life through an energy loan.

Many of you may wonder why we call all of the people on our site - even those who don’t operate businesses - entrepreneurs. If you look up the term entrepreneur on Wikipedia, you’ll see that it refers to “a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. “ This obviously describes the bakers and the restaurateurs looking to improve their businesses with clean energy - we feel that this describes all of the people we feature on our site though, even those just looking to light their homes. Each and every one of them is assuming accountability with the hope of a positive outcome. They aren’t looking for handouts or charity, they choose to take on the responsibility and risk of a loan.

Talk about a grand venture or idea, taking out a loan or getting access to credit here in the western world is almost a birthright, to people in the developing world it can be a huge leap of faith. All of this is being done in an attempt to improve their lives and the lives of their families – if this doesn’t describe a true entrepreneurial spirit, I don’t know what does.

So, our definition of an energy entrepreneur is someone who takes responsibility for the improvement of their lives through an energy loan. We think this sums things up nicely, if you have thoughts on the matter please drop us a line.