Use the resources of the library or the Internet to establish what a successful entrepreneur’s profile is and to determine whether your personal characteristics fit that profile.

Internet addresses that can help you are www.smartbiz.

com/sbs/ arts/ieb1.html and www.sba.gov (see “Start your Business” and “FAQ”). These sites have quizzes online that can help you to assess your personal characteristics.

The SBA also has helpful brochures.

Many people dream of opening and operating their own businesses.
Are you one of them? To be successful, entrepreneurs must have certain characteristics; their profiles generally differ from those of people who work for someone else. Do you know which personal characteristics make some entrepreneurs succeed and others fail? Do you fit the successful entrepreneur’s profile? What is your potential for opening and operating a successful small business?