The document discusses entrepreneurship and the results of a survey of over 5,000 individuals regarding starting a business. Some key points: - The primary reasons people want to start a business are having a passion for entrepreneurship (48.5%), wanting to be their own boss (29.5%), and having a great idea/innovation (17.4%). - The top attributes people feel they need to improve on before starting a business are networking (19%), persuasiveness (16.3%), and market awareness (15.6%). - The biggest barriers to overcome in starting a business are financing (36%), knowing where to begin (34.7%), and fear of failure (10.1%).

1. Entrepreneurship
Continues To Be
Desired
By
---------------
Many

2. Are You Ready
To Take The
Plunge?

3. See How You
Compare To Other
Would-Be
Entrepreneurs.

4. Survey Results From
5000+ Individuals From
Around The World.*
* Survey results from the Kauffman FastTrac “Are you an Entrepreneur?” questionnaire as posted on forbes.com

5. 1
Primary Reasons For Wanting To Start A Business ////////////////////////////////////////
Passion To Be An Entrepreneur
48.5%
I Want To Be My Own Boss
29.5%
I Have A Great Idea/Innovation
17.4%
Lack Of Success With Finding A
Job
1%

6. 2
Primary Attributes To Hone Before Starting A Business ///////////////////////////////////
Networking
19%
Persuasiveness
16.3%
Market Awareness
15.6%
Business Knowledge
13.5%
Self-Discipline
9.1%

7. 3
Attributes Where Little To No Improvement Is Needed Before Starting A Business ////////
Ethics
1.7%
Accountability
3.2%

8. 4
Barriers To Overcome When Starting A Business /////////////////////////////////////////
Financing
36%
Knowing Where To Begin
34.7%
Fear Of Failure
10.1%
Finding A Partner
6.5%

9. So If You‟ve Been
Thinking About
Entrepreneurship The
Time Is Now.

10. “Your work is going to fill a large part of
your life, and the only way to be truly
satisfied is to do what you believe is
great work. And the only way to do
great work is to love what you do.”
-Steve Jobs

11. “When I‟m old and dying, I plan to look
back on my life and say „wow, that was an
adventure,‟ not „wow, I sure felt safe.‟ "
-Tom Preston-Werner

12. “Don‟t limit yourself. Many people limit
themselves to what they think they can
do. You can go as far as your mind lets
you. What you believe, remember, you
can achieve.”
-Mary Kay Ash

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