Select your most appropriate answer for the following questions:

1. What portion of your college expenses did you earn (or are you earning)?
50 percent or more
less than 50 percent
none

2. In college, your academic performance was/is:
above average
average
below average

3. What is your basic reason for considering opening a business?
I want to make money.
I want to control my own destiny.
I hate the frustration of working for someone else.

4. Which phrase best describes your attitude toward work?
I can keep going as long as I need to; I don't mind working for something I want.
I can work hard for a while, but when I've had enough, I quit.
Hard work really doesn't get you anywhere.

5. How would you rate your organizational skills?
superorganized
above average
average
I do well to find half the things I look for.

6. You are primarily a(n):
optimist
pessimist
neither

7. You are faced with a challenging problem. As you work, you realize you are stuck. You will most likely:
give up
ask for help
keep plugging; you'll figure it out

8. You are playing a game with a group of friends. you are most interested in: winning
playing well
making sure everyone has a good time
cheating as much as possible

9. How would you describe your feelings toward failure? Fear of failure paralyzes me.
Failure can be a good learning experience.
Knowing that I might fail motivates me to work even harder.
"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead."

10. Which phrase best describes you?
I need constant encouragement to get anything done.
If someone gets me started, I can keep going.
I am energetic and hard-working -- a self starter.

11. Which bet would you most likely accept?
a wager on a dog race
a wager on a racquetball game in which you play an opponent
Neither. I never make wagers.

12. At the Kentucky Derby, you would bet on:
the 100-to-1 long shot
the odds-on favorite
the 3-to-1 shot
none of the above

SCORE 61

INTERPRETATION
This assessment offer an impression of your entrepreneurship profile, or EP. It compares your characteristics with those of typical entrepreneurs. Your instructor can provide further information on each question, as well as some additional insight into the background of entrepreneurs. You may locate your EP score on the following grid.

100 + = Entrepreneur extraordinaire
80-99 = Entrepreneur
60-79 = Potential entrepreneur
0-59 = Entrepreneur in the rough

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