Maria has already opened the business, she has moved past the seed and development stage and has moved into the startup phase. This of course can share elements with the growth and development phase, but given that she is initiating hiring employees and the question does not mention expansion, she is in the startup phase.
Entrepeneurship is the fourth factor of production involved in the economic activity that transforms raw materials into final products to satisfy the needs of consumers. Its function consists on coordinating and organizing the other three factors of production: land, labor and capital (both physical and human capital).
Gandhi used non-violence to disrupt the cycle of violence between the British and the Indians and drew the British into a situation where they were seen only as the aggressor.
