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With all the buzz about entrepreneurship these days wouldn't it be nice if you could really find out if you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? Sure it would. We have already defined and entrepreneur as, “Anyone who starts a business” but this does not give us any type of measure for what is takes to become a successful entrepreneur. In many circles, if you are not successful, you will not even be considered an entrepreneur.
Successful entrepreneurs may fail, and often they do, before they get it right but they only look upon failure as a learning experience; a stepping stone. One door closes, another opens. The following profile was is a simple assessment of traits that successful entrepreneurs seem to possess. Rate each of the following eleven characteristics as you believe it relates to you using the following scale. +2 = I am very strong in this characteristic
+1 = I possess this characteristic
0 = I don't know
-1 = I have very little of this characteristic
-2 = I do not possess this characteristic TRAITS: CIRCLE ONE CHOICE in EACH TRAIT
Creative: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
TakeRisk: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Self-Confident: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Dynamic: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Like to Lead Others: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Market Savvy: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Resourceful: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Persevere: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Optimistic: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
Knowledgeable: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
High Energy Level: +2 +1 0 -1 -2
TOTAL SCORE: ____ Total your score for the eleven characteristics. Add the pluses and subtract the minuses. Your score will fall between -22 and +22. A high score between +18 and +22 demonstrates you have the characteristics needed to succeed as an entrepreneur while a low or negative score demonstrates the opposite. Your current job, experience, and motivation have much influence on this score. Fairly passive or low scores can move to fairly positive or high scores with training, focus and a change of attitude. The loss of a job also seems to drastically change some people into successful entrepreneurs. Displaced persons are among the most successful of entrepreneurs regardless of prior traits. They earn the title, if for no other reason, than they have nowhere else to turn. Please note that this simple test is in no way fool proof and was developed through research, to give you a basic understanding of what is needed to be a successful entrepreneur. -Serial Entrepreneur
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