Glencoe Accounting

Chapter 27: Introduction to Partnerships

Making It Personal

Profile of an Entrepreneur

Individuals like Bill Gates have found financial freedom and success by tapping into their driven and passionate entrepreneurial spirit. Before you decide that a business of your own is what you want, you might want to determine whether you fit the entrepreneurial profile. Businesstown.com created the Web page, Profile of an Entrepreneur for just this purpose.

Destination Title: Profile of an Entrepreneur

www.businesstown.com/entrepreneur/article1.asp

Guided Activity

Start at the Profile of an Entrepreneur Web site. Record your answers to these questions separately.

1. Is an entrepreneur likely to use sick leave even when they are not sick? Why or why not?
2. Describe how an entrepreneurial personality fares in a structured environment.
3. If you have entrepreneurial traits, how do you deal with interpersonal relationships?
4. Which of the traits described on this page apply to you?