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Definition of Green entrepreneurship Green entrepreneurship is the process of intentionally considering environmental and societal problems and needs, and then coming up with great, inventive entrepreneurial concepts to resolve them. These concepts entail a high level of risk, yet they have a positive impact on the environment while also assisting in financial sustainability. In other words, green entrepreneurship is defined as firms and firms developing solutions that have a global application and can aid in environmental conservation. They must also ensure that the solutions will not have a negative financial impact on the company. As society's knowledge of the environment grows, so does the demand for environmentally conscious enterprises. The scarcity of natural resources, the rise in global population, and the loss of biodiversity all play a part in the emergence of environmental issues. While the desire to consume more things harms the environment, many firms strive to promote awareness about natural resource usage. The basic goal of it all is to assure long-term growth. Entrepreneurs with a green viewpoint are known as green entrepreneurs. Green entrepreneurs are distinguished from traditional entrepreneurs by their desire to develop a business model that is economically lucrative, ecologically sensitive, and generates social benefit. Importance of green entrepreneurship Green entrepreneurs are critical for economic growth. Green entrepreneurs can contribute significantly to the reduction of unemployment, poverty, and environmental issues. Green entrepreneurs play a bigger part in environmentally friendly practices and activities than other types of business owners. They can contribute to the green economy by providing ecologically friendly products and services, as well as clean technology assistance. One of the most pressing challenges of our time is environmental protection. As a result, it's critical to promote green entrepreneurs in order to boost their numbers. Characteristics of green entrepreneurship Softer kinds of ecological modernization maintain present economic structures and mechanisms while achieving a higher level of ecological performance through improved technologies. More radical forms of rethinking of the economic paradigm and achieving disruptive innovation. LETS (local exchange trading systems) are examples of these, in which goods and services are exchanged using local currencies or without currencies; or community supported agriculture, in which farmers receive solidarity funding from the community at the start of the growing season to ensure access to fresh and clean food for community members....