Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs include:

• grit

• submission

• self-importance

• short attention span

Robin has been working throughout the week to get ready for the store opening on Friday. The tiles for the entryway weren’t delivered on time, but Robin took the company van and picked up the tiles at the vendor’s warehouse. When the utility didn’t connect the electricity on Monday, Robin stayed on hold for an hour before finding a supervisor who sent a utility tech right away. The type of entrepreneurial behavior that Robin has been exhibiting over the past week can best be described as:

• independence

• optimism

• determination

• computer literacy

Which is an entrepreneur?

• a manager of the biggest chain grocery store in town

• the bank CEO who started out as a teller 30 years ago

• an adult who started cutting grass as a pre-teen and now runs a gardening business with a sibling

• the convenience store clerk

Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs include:

• pessimism

• territorial

• optimism

• ineffective

Entrepreneurial problem solvers exhibit the following behaviors:

• comfort performing under pressure

• ability to forget important details

• loyalty to standard practices

• comfort conceding defeat

Self-discipline can best be defined as:

• perspective

• persistence

• prediction

• prescription

Amari has had a frustrating week. One of the new employees hired just last week showed up late her first two days, and another didn’t even show up one of his scheduled days. Amari talked patiently with both of them in the hope that they could turn their situation around and become valuable team members. Unfortunately, at the same time the bank returned the credit application that took Amari hours to fill out with requests for additional information. Amari had to find the time to find that information and send the application back to the bank. Finally, Amari really wanted to watch the The Voice on television tonight, but decided to stay in the store until closing because the store is short-staffed.The type of entrepreneurial behavior that Amari has been exhibiting can best be described as:

• financial literacy

• self-discipline

• comfort engaging with strangers

• pessimism

Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs include:

• interpretation

• indifference

• ingratitude

• independence

Which of the following is an essential skill for a successful entrepreneur and small business leader?

• ability to complete complicated mathematical functions in your head

• ability to use hand tools

• ability to intimidate others

• ability to interact in a friendly and effective way with people you don’t know

Which of the following best defines self-motivation?

• ability to start and finish a task without giving up despite obstacles that might arise

• ability to ignore directions and do things your way

• ability to follow directions effectively to arrive at a desired result

• ability to develop a plan to get something done