Welcome to the how of business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start, run, and grow your small business.

And now, here is your host.

This is Henry Lopez, and welcome to this episode of the how a business podcast.

On this episode, I'm going to share my thoughts

and experiences and the business ownership readiness assessment tool to help you determine

if you are ready to start your first small business. And it's not a matter of if you will start

your first small business, but when. So if you are considering starting your first business,

and you want to learn more about what is required to greatly improve your probability of success,

and you want to determine how ready you are to start your business, then this episode is for you.

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episode, and how you can continue supporting my show and receive exclusive content and discounts

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at the howabusiness.com, you're also going to find resources and tools to help you start run and grow your small

business, including free downloads, trusted service partners for your small business, upcoming

workshops, online self-paced learning programs, and much more.

So the questions that we need to ask ourselves to determine if we are ready are questions like

why do you want to start a business and do you have a clear purpose? Are you currently ready,

willing, and able to focus on starting a new business? Do you have the personal characteristics

of other successful business owners and entrepreneurs? What knowledge

do you have about the starting process of starting a business and of the ongoing running and

operations of a successful, profitable small business? I hope to help you answer most, if not all

of these questions with the goal of helping you self-assess how prepared you are to start

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