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C hAp t e r

Do You Really Want to Own a Business? ..................................................................

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................12

Self-Evaluation Exercises ........................................................................................................................................ 13

Your Strong and Weak Points ...................................................................................................................14

General and Specific Skills Your Business Needs ............................................................................15

Your Likes and Dislikes..................................................................................................................................15

Specific Business Goals .................................................................................................................................16

How to Use the Self-Evaluation Lists...............................................................................................................17

Reality Check: Banker’s Analysis ........................................................................................................................17

Banker’s Ideal .....................................................................................................................................................1 7

Measuring Up to the Banker’s Ideal ......................................................................................................18

Use the Banker’s Ideal ...................................................................................................................................18