Now, it means owning equity in a business. The budding entrepreneurs of St. Mary's also put the market's gyrations into perspective. Several forces are combining to pull down the stock market. Yet the stock market reflects only a part of the nation's wealth. Stock markets fluctuate.
Stock prices soar too high or fall too low.
But the march toward entrepreneurship is gathering momentum. And the essence of economic growth is the entrepreneur's exuberance, optimism, and willingness to take risk.