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margin-bottom: 0">Choose the answer which best describes</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> Select one of the following which best describes what you are interested:</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="type" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Offering a Service</option> <option value="2">Retail</option> <option value="3">Invention</option> <option value="4">Deals with Food</option> <option value="5">Selling</option> <option value="6">Consulting</option> <option value="7">Better Way to Do Something</option> <option value="8">High Tech</option> <option value="9">Author</option> <option value="10">New Product</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> Are you passionate about an idea or skill that you possess?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="passion" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Do Not Know</option> <option value="2">I feel that I have to explore this idea</option> <option value="3">I Want to pursue this idea</option> <option value="4">Want to be my own boss</option> <option value="5">Must pursue this idea</option> <option value="6">I am ready to spend my money and time to pursue this business</option> <option value="7">I have been studying this idea long enough- it is time to act</option> <option value="8">I am ready to quit my full time job to start working on my idea</option> <option value="9">This is all I think about</option> <option value="10">This is part of my life goals</option> <option value="11">People are telling that I that I am ready to pursue this dream </option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> Why do you think you want to start your own business?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="business" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Must do something with the idea</option> <option value="2">Need more fullfillment</option> <option value="3">Want to create more income</option> <option value="4">Want to be my own boss</option> <option value="5">Hate my job</option> <option value="6">Need to find something that I am good at</option> <option value="7">Better way to do something</option> <option value="8">Don&#39;t know what but want to try something</option> <option value="9">I feel created to do this</option> <option value="10">I do not want to miss out on this opportunity</option> <option value="11">People are telling me that I should do something with my idea </option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> How many different ways can you make money with your </b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> idea or skill?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="money" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Have not really thought about it</option> <option value="2">One - Two Ways</option> <option value="3">Three to Five Ways</option> <option value="4">Six to Ten Ways</option> <option value="5">More than Ten</option> <option value="6">Do not really know</option> </option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> How have you become qualified to pursue this idea or skill?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="qualification" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">I believe I am gifted</option> <option value="2">Not formally qualified</option> <option value="3">Studied the idea or problem intensely</option> <option value="4">I am professionally certified in thisfield</option> <option value="5">I have worked in this field for several years</option> <option value="6">I plan to take a course on this subject</option> <option value="7">I have giving away this product or performing this service to friends</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> Have you received customer input or feedback on this idea?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="customer" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">I have gotten feedback from friends and family</option> <option value="11">Currently have 50 or more customers</option> <option value="2">Curently have at least 10 customers and a prospect list of 50</option> <option value="3">I have sold to at least 3 customers</option> <option value="4">I have not yet gotten feedback</option> <option value="5">Even though I have not tested it, I think that it is ready for the public</option> <option value="6">I have not sold anything yet.</option> <option value="7">I have won a prize or prizes for this product or service</option> <option value="8">I have developed a sales plan</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> What is your risk tolerance?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="risk" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size:8pt"> <option value="1">Do not know</option> <option value="2">Low, I do not even buy green bananas hoping that they ripen</option> <option value="3">Moderate, If I had the choice between investing in stocks or buy bonds, I would try to do both </option> <option value="4">Moderate, I like a little risk</option> <option value="5">Low, I do not like risk</option> <option value="6">Low, I am conservative. I would not invest but buy CD&#39;s or savings accounts</option> <option value="7">High, I typically would invest in high return stocks</option> <option value="8">High, I feel that without risk there is no return</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> What is your credit?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="credit" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Do Not Know</option> <option value="2">My Fico score is below 600 - had some credit issues</option> <option value="3">My score is between 600 and 639 - Moderate Credit Risk </option> <option value="5">My Fico Score is 640 or higher - Decent Credit</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> How much of your own money do you plan to invest?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="invest" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size:8pt"> <option value="1">Do Not Know</option> <option value="2">I plan on investing up to $10,000</option> <option value="3">Nothing, I plan on getting a grant to start this business </option> <option value="4">Nothing, I plan to get a loan to start this business</option> <option value="5">I plan to invest up to $100,000</option> <option value="6">I plan to spend up to $1000 of my money and bootstrap the company (use profits to grow business)</option> <option value="7">I do not have any money to invest</option> <option value="8">I do not think that my business will take more than $500 to start</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> What is your reserves (the amount you have saved to cover your expenses while pursuing this business)? </b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="reserves" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">I have not saved anything</option> <option value="2">I plan on keeping my full time job while I build my business</option> <option value="3">I have saved at least $1,000 </option> <option value="4">I have saved at least 3 months worth of expenses </option> <option value="5">I have saved at least 6 months worth of expenses</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b> Have you written a business plan?</b></p> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <font color="#C0C0C0"> <select size="1" name="plan" style="font-family: Verdana"> <option value="1">Do not know if I need one</option> <option value="2">Do not think that I need one</option> <option value="3">I need one but do not know how to write one </option> <option value="4">I am taking a class on writing a plan</option> <option value="5">I have written a business plan</option> <option value="6">I have written a plan to test the feasibility of my idea</option> <option value="7">I have written a plan and update it as I develop my business</option> <option value="8">I have written a plan and update it regularly</option> </select></font></P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> &nbsp;</P> <P style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <strong>Email address:&nbsp; This is used for research purposes. 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