A wise man once said "Entrepreneurs are problem solvers" usually looking for new ways and solutions to both existing and newly discovered problems. So, the word innovation and entrepreneurship work hand in hand and cannot be put separately
Although the words business and Entrepreneurship have been used interchangeably they aren't the same. While Entrepreneurship has to do with the indulgence and bringing up of something new despite the risk, while, business has to do with capital and profit straight up. Here, you buy other people's products and sell them at a higher price.
Both have risks, but that of Entrepreneurship spells out risk itself. Even though I can't shake off the fact that entrepreneurship is simply capitalizing on People's problems to make a profit, I can say that entrepreneurship has positively helped a lot of people.
I agree that there's a difference between an entrepreneur and a business, but not with the difference you gave.
An entrepreneur is simply someone who has a business or business. You can't be an entrepreneur without having a business. It could be a big corporation, or a small business, as long as you're the owner of the business and you bear the risks of that business, you're an entrepreneur.
It doesn't also matter if you're solving a new problem or just going along with an already solved problem.
If you're going into an already dominated industry, you have to be ready to do things differently if you want to get to the top. If it's a service you render or a product you have, it has to be better than what people already have. Your marketing and packaging can also speak highly of you. That's what I mean by "you have to do things differently".
So, if you had the opportunity to invest your money into something would it be to start up something regardless of the amount of risks that come with it, or would you rather open a business or make a simple investment into assets?
"Regardless of the amount of risk"? This is not a very good way to go into a business. The risks involved are always a priority.
There are questions to ask.
Questions like: Will the risk increase the cost of doing business and thereby make whatever I'm offering too expensive for my potential customers or clients?
If I look at the risk involved and if it's not worth the reward, I don't think I'll go into that business at all