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Becoming an Entrepreneur

Making the choice on becoming an entrepeneur can be a challenge unto itself. Start here for information on the entrepeneurial lifestyle, types of businesses you can start, and other information you'll need to help you decide if the life of an entrepeneur is right for you.

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Swinging for the Fences: Risk, Reward, and Entrepreneurship
Are you a Hank Aaron or a Ty Cobb? A Barry Bonds or a Hugh Duffy? Do you consistently get on base or do you swing for the fences? The answer will tell you a lot about whether entrepreneurship is right for you, and if so, what style will best suit you. Understanding your attitude towards risk and reward is essential for a happy life as an entrepreneur.

Do Entrepreneurs Need Good Luck?
Just how much of a role does good luck have in entrepreneurial success? And just how much of a role do we play in making our own luck. Alex Rovira and Fernando Trias de Bes, authors of "Good Luck: Create the Conditions for Success in Life & Business", say that there are five things entrepreneur can do to help create their own luck.

Are You Entrepreneur Material?
Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Do you know what it's like, and are you prepared for the risks as well as the rewards? Business Majors Guide Ajeet Khurana's interactive quiz will help you assess your attitudes to see if you're ready.

Striking Out on Your Own: Becoming an Entrepreneur
Our Career Planning Guide provides food for thought and links for exploring the decision to become an entrepreneur.

So You Want to Start a Small Business?
Thinking of starting a small business? You're on the right track. There's a lot of thinking to be done before you plunge into entrepreneurship. Three basic questions you can ask yourself will let you know whether you're ready for the entrepreneurial lifestyle or not. From our Small Business: Canada Guide.

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Five Resources You Need to Succeed
Anyone can start a small business. But to be one of those businesses that succeeds and continues to flourish isn't so easy. If you're going to start a business that has staying power, there are five resources that you must have in place before you open your literal or figurative doors. From our Small Business: Canada Guide.

Biggest Employment Change of All - Becoming an Entrepreneur
Change can be a scary thing, and the change that is often the hardest to deal with is a change in our employment status. But there's a wealth of support available to aspiring entrepreneurs if you just know where and how to look for it.

Check-List For Going Into Business
This set of quizzes and check-lists from the U.S. Small Business Administration will quickly and simply help you determine if you're ready to start your own business and give you some factors to consider in your planning.

Are You an Entrepreneur?
Compare the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs to your own attitudes and habits.

Making the Final Transition
You've started a project on the side, but you're still working part-time for someone else in order to make ends meet. How can you make the final transition to full-time entrepreneur?

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