I check definitions constantly, and sometimes I depart from them intentionally in order to express a concept. In this case, I don’t have to. One web definition of entrepreneur says: “A promoter in the entertainment industry.” That makes George Gershwin and many other jazz musicians who promote themselves entrepreneurs. Gershwin left school at age 15 and got a job as a song plugger at $15 a week. That was good pay. It was the national average salary at the time. There was, by the way, no minimum wage. The national debt was about $12.50 per person. That’s twelve dollars and … Continue reading Jazz Birthday: George Gershwin (1898)