noun
Refers to a person who starts or runs a business, often with initiative and risk-taking. Can also refer to a business owner or captain of industry.
彼は若い企業家として成功した。
He succeeded as a young entrepreneur.
その企業家は新しい市場を開拓した。
The entrepreneur opened up a new market.
実業家 refers to a businessperson or industrialist with a focus on practical business activities, often implying an established, large-scale enterprise. 企業家 can include startup founders and may carry a more innovative connotation.
企業 (enterprise, business) + 家 (person who does that as a profession). A straightforward compound of Sino-Japanese elements.