Thinking About Being An Entrepreneur

1. How seriously do you think about starting your own business?

How seriously do you think about starting your own business? I already have my own business

I am considering it very seriously

I am considering it seriously

I consider it from time to time

Occasionally I think about it

The idea has crossed my mind

I don't consider it

Other (please specify)

2. If you have any measurable desire to start a business but have not yet acted on it, identify what obstacles have gotten in the way. Where 10=total obstacle, down to 1=no obstacle at all.

	10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I am afraid to take that kind of risk	If you have any measurable desire to start a business but have not yet acted on it, identify what obstacles have gotten in the way. Where 10=total obstacle, down to 1=no obstacle at all. I am afraid to take that kind of risk 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I don't have sufficient clientele/customers to start a business	I don't have sufficient clientele/customers to start a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I don't have the (access to) capital to get started	I don't have the (access to) capital to get started 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I don't have the financial skills to operate a business	I don't have the financial skills to operate a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I don't have the sales/marketing skills to run a business	I don't have the sales/marketing skills to run a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I don't have the time to make a go of it	I don't have the time to make a go of it 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
I lack sufficient knowledge about a product or service to open a business	I lack sufficient knowledge about a product or service to open a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
This is just not the right time in my career to start a business	This is just not the right time in my career to start a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
This is just not the right time in my family for me to start a business	This is just not the right time in my family for me to start a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all
This is just not the right time in the economy to start a business	This is just not the right time in the economy to start a business 10 Total obstacle	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1 No obstacle at all

Other (please specify)

3. Starting a business, like many things in life, almost always requires dealing with inner thoughts/voices of fear and self-doubt. As you think about starting a business, or making other major career moves, how would you say you tend to deal with those thoughts/voices of fear or doubt. Which of the following statements most accurately describes how you deal with self doubts or fears?

	Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I talk them through with a coach, counselor, spouse or friend	Starting a business, like many things in life, almost always requires dealing with inner thoughts/voices of fear and self-doubt. As you think about starting a business, or making other major career moves, how would you say you tend to deal with those thoughts/voices of fear or doubt. Which of the following statements most accurately describes how you deal with self doubts or fears? I talk them through with a coach, counselor, spouse or friend Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I generally don't spend time thinking or talking about them	I generally don't spend time thinking or talking about them Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I choose to ignore them and refuse to "give them power"	I choose to ignore them and refuse to "give them power" Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I assess them on my own by thinking or writing about them	I assess them on my own by thinking or writing about them Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I don't have a set method of dealing with them and my self doubts often stop me from acting	I don't have a set method of dealing with them and my self doubts often stop me from acting Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate
I don't have a set method of dealing with them and my self doubts almost always stop me from acting	I don't have a set method of dealing with them and my self doubts almost always stop me from acting Most accurate	2nd most accurate	3rd most accurate

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1. How seriously do you think about starting your own business?

2. If you have any measurable desire to start a business but have not yet acted on it, identify what obstacles have gotten in the way. Where 10=total obstacle, down to 1=no obstacle at all.