Using your findings, write a report that includes the following:

a. A profile of a successful small-business owner

b. A comparison of your personal characteristics with the profile of the successful entrepreneur

c. A discussion of your potential as a successful smallbusiness owner 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?