Initiative (8)
There are a few possibilities for this:
enterprise
'initiative' is the definition.
(gumption can mean initiative or ingenuity)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for gumption that I've seen before include "Nous" , "Sense; courage" , "Courage needed!" , "Shrewdness, common-sense" , "Informal drive and initiative" .)
'initiative' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for resource that I've seen before include "Means of support" , "Stock of something to draw upon" , "Anything that's there to assist when needed" , "Available reserve to draw on" , "Supply to draw on when needed" .)
'initiative' is the definition.
(I know that initiative can be written as enterprise)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for enterprise that I've seen before include "Get-up-and-go - venture" , "Data may be on-board here" , "Initiative - undertaking - business" , "audacity" , "Bold resourcefulness" .)