This self-assessment handbook, written for first-time entrepreneurs, small business owners and people eager to gain more practical insights into business, will enable you to: Self-assess your skills and knowledge. Discover potential errors early. Be better informed about why you are starting in business. Evaluate the opportunities. Focus on the key information, critical success factors and risk analysis tools of the initial phase of 'working for yourself'. What makes this entrepreneur's manual a good read? It asks the fundamental questions that many start-up founders are looking for the answers to. The bulleted information, engaging questionnaires, specific and unique business diagrams and techniques have carefully been put together to create actionable steps for building your business successfully. It makes you want to evaluate your business knowledge using many well thought-out self-assessment tests. It is designed to create an interactive atmosphere of sharing previously tested information, business strategies, expert tips, concepts and experience. The author's years of research, practical experience and feedback from focus groups have been used to further develop this handbook. You will be hooked, right up until the end. It is very important to make sure starting your own business is what you really want to do. It is a risk to start the business until you are confident that you have the right skills, the knowledge and the 'drive' to succeed. Don't know where to begin? start here!