ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the overlap of entrepreneurship and dyslexia, and its expression in different contexts. It considers the implications for entrepreneurship education when learners who experience dyslexia may be potential entrepreneurs. The book discusses the interest and stimulation generated by existing research, to explore the topic and to extend discussion about how young people with dyslexia and entrepreneurial flair might be encouraged and supported in education. The interest in entrepreneurship has existed for centuries, and the growth of commerce and the generation of new business are of enduring interest. The descriptions and understandings of entrepreneurship have been contested areas. Definitions have varied from broad views that include individual activity in the arts and in sports to definitions suggesting that only a person who develops a successful business should be called entrepreneurial.
