Take the following quiz to learn more about yourself and whether you may have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Circle the answer that best represents how you feel.
1.	You are at a party and a friend tells you that the guy in the expensive-looking suit recently invested in another friend's business. What do you do?
A)	Race over to him, introduce yourself, and tell him every detail of your business idea while asking if he would be interested in investing in it.
B)	Ask your friend to introduce you. Once introduced, you hand the potential investor your business card and politely ask whether you might be able to call on him sometime to present your business plan,
C)	Decide that it is probably not a good idea to bother the man at a party. After all, he is here to relax. Maybe you will run into him again somewhere else.
2.	Your boss asks you to take charge of researching office supply stores and choosing the one that you think would be best for the company to use. What is your response?
A)	 Yes! Finally, a chance to show the boss what you are made of—plus, you will be able to spirit a few of the supplies away for your own business.
B)	 You are terrified; this is more responsibility than you really want. What if you make a mistake and cost the company money? You do not want to look bad.
C)	 You are excited. This is a good opportunity to impress your boss and also learn how to compare and negotiate with suppliers ... something you will need to do for your own business.
3.	You are already going to school full time when you are offered a part-time job that is in the same field as the business you want to start when you graduate next year. What do you do?
A)	 Take the job, after talking with your student advisor about how to juggle your schedule so it will fit, because you believe the experience and the contacts you will develop will be invaluable when you start your business.
B)	Take the job. In fact, you ask for extra hours so you can finally start making some real money. Who needs sleep?
C)	Turn down the job. School is hard enough without working, too. You do not want your grades to suffer.
4.	You are offered a job as a survey-taker for a marketing firm. The job pays really well but will require you to talk to a great many people. What do you do?
A)	Take the job. You like people and this job will be a good way to practice getting to know what consumers want.
B)	Turn down the job. Just the thought of approaching strangers makes you queasy.
C)	Take the job so you can conduct some market research of your own by also asking the people you survey what they think about your business idea.
5.	Your last job paid well and was interesting, but it required you to put in long hours and sometimes work on the weekends. What was your response?
A)	You put in the extra hours without complaint, but mainly because you felt that the rewards were worth it.
B)	You went a little overboard and worked yourself into a state of exhaustion; moderation is not your strong suit.
C)	You quit. You are strictly a nine-to-five person. Work is definitely not your life!
6.	You are such a good guitar player that friends keep offering to pay for you to give them lessons. What is your response?
A)	 You spend some money to run a six-week advertisement in the local paper, announcing that you are now available to teach at the same rate that established teachers in the area charge.
B)	You start teaching a few friends to see how it goes. You ask them what they are willing to pay and what they want to learn.
C)	You give a few friends some lessons but refuse to take any money.
7.	Your best friend has started a business designing Web sites. He needs help because the business is really growing. He offers to make you a partner in the business even though you are computer-illiterate. What is your response?
A)	You jump in, figuring that you will learn the ropes soon enough.
B)	You ask your friend to keep the partnership offer open but first to recommend a class you	can take to get your skills up to speed.
C)	You pass. You do not see how you can work in a business you know nothing about.

12 Points or More: You are a natural risk-taker and can handle a lot of stress. These are important characteristics for an entrepreneur to have to be successful. You are willing to work hard but have a tendency to throw caution to the wind a little too easily. Save yourself from that tendency by using cost/benefit analysis to carefully evaluate your business (and personal!) decisions. In your enthusiasm, do not forget to look at the opportunity costs of any decision you make.

6 to 12 Points: You strike an excellent balance between being a risk-taker and someone who carefully evaluates decisions. An entrepreneur needs to be both. You are also not overly motivated by the desire to make money. You understand that a successful business requires hard work and sacrifice before you can reap the rewards. To make sure that you are applying your natural drive and discipline to the best possible business opportunity, use the cost/benefit analysis to evaluate the different businesses you are interested in starting.

6 Points or Fewer: You are a little too cautious for an entrepreneur, but that will probably change as you learn more about how to run a business. You are concerned with financial security and may not be eager to put in the long hours required to get a business off the ground. This does not mean that you cannot succeed as an entrepreneur; just make sure that whatever business you decide to start is the business of your dreams, so that you will be motivated to make it a success. Use cost/benefit analysis to evaluate your business opportunities. Choose a business that you believe has the best shot at providing you with both the financial security and the motivation you require.

Analysis of the "Do You Have What It Takes?" Quiz
Scoring
1.		A = 2	B = 1	C = 0	
2.		A = 2	B = 0	C = 1	
3.		A = 1	B = 2	C = 0	
4.		A = 1	B = 0	C = 2	
5.		A = 1	B = 2	C = 0	
6.		A = 2	B = 1	C = 0	
7.		A = 2	B = 1	C = 0