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World Entrepreneurs` Day 2026: 5 interesting facts

Nascimento Pinto

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By Nascimento Pinto
Published Aug 21, 2026

World Entrepreneur Day

Every year, World Entrepreneur Day 2026 is observed on August 21 every year to honour businessmen and encourage startup culture while creating jobs

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Origin of the day

The day was started in 2013 by the International Business Associations (AIBA) to promote global entrepreneurship, leadership and honour innovators too

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Origin of the word `entrepreneurship`

The world comes from the 13th century French verb `entreprendre` that simply means `to undertake`, and has over time been used across the world, and India too

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