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What are the characteristics of small business, compared to other types of businesses?

What are the differences between a small business and a high growth venture?

What are the characteristics of a small business owner? Do you think there is something unique that sets the small business owner apart? Why or why not?

To what extent do you think you have the characteristics of a small business owner? What is your plan to close the gap?

When data indicates there are so many people interested in starting a small business, what stands in their way? What are the barriers to starting a small business?

Does anything stand in your way? Describe three barriers that may hinder you as an entrepreneur. How do the barriers that you have identified affect (or potentially affect) you as you contemplate starting a small business? What can you do to overcome them? If you have started a small business, how did you overcome barriers that could have stood in your way?