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Understanding Your Personal Profile |
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Understanding Your Personal Profile What do I need to think about before I start my own business? - Am I the type of person to own and operate my own business?
- Do I have the knowledge necessary? How much income do I need to survive in the first years?
- How much income will this business generate?
- Do I have a product/service that people want?
- Are there already too many people doing this?
- Where will I get the money to start the business?
- Am I prepared to work the long hours it takes to build my business?
- Can I do it by myself or will I need employees?
What are my commitments? - What level of attention will I need, can I give to starting a new business?
- List all the commitments in your life, including personal and business. On a scale of one to ten, where would you place your various commitments?
- Where do you place your commitment to start a new business?
Am I Business Ready? 1. I have no problem keeping my checkbook straight.
2. On days that I have a lot to do I have no trouble getting everything done.
3. When someone comes to me with a problem I can usually figure out a solution.
4. On days when I have more to do than I know I can handle I have no problem asking for help.
5. Or just assigning duties to others.
6. When faced with problems "down-the-road" I am able to plan for them and then carry out that plan.
7. I have no problem communicating to others what I want done. (They usually understand what I want)
8. I enjoy working with numbers and interpreting what they mean.
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