Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made?

I'm a student doing research on entrepreneurship. I recently came across this sentence: "Entrepreneurs are born, not made." What is your opinion on this? —M.B., Singapore

My opinion is that one does not have to be a "born entrepreneur" to succeed, but it certainly helps. Innate tendencies seem to make certain people more likely to take risks, more able to identify and act on promising business opportunities, and more open to new experiences. We've all known extroverted people who revel in marketing and selling, activities that successful business owners must master. Individuals who do not share these traits can certainly develop them, but they will have to work harder than those for whom such traits come naturally.