This form helps you compare prospective businesses with your personal objectives, experience and lifestyle. Assign each business a column number. Answer each question along the left-hand side of the form, assigning a rating of 1 to 3 for each question, with 3 being the strongest. Total each column after you've finished. The opportunities with the highest scores are the most suitable for you.
| Business | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Rate your experience and background in relation to the business. | ||||
| Does the business meet your investments goals? | ||||
| Will the business meet your income goals? | ||||
| Will the business generate sufficient profits? | ||||
| Does your family feel comfortable with the business? | ||||
| Will the business satisfy your sense of status? | ||||
| Is the business compatible with your people skills? | ||||
| Is good growth projected for the overall industry of the business? | ||||
| Is the risk factor acceptable? | ||||
| Does the business require long hours | ||||
| Is the business location-sensitive? | ||||
| Does the business fit your personal goals and objectives? | ||||
| Does this business fit your professional skills? | ||||
| Totals |
Taken from Start Your Own Business (Entrepreneur Press, $24.95) by Rieva Lesonsky and the staff of Entrepreneur
This article was originally published in the May 2001 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Brightest Idea.
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