How to choose your business test. A test for businessmen! Which business scale is right for you? Why is it important to determine your business scale

Test name

Test "How to start a business?"

The purpose

The test is designed to help you choose a specific line of business to pursue. The duration of testing can take more than an hour, so to pass the test you need to have a very high motivation, focus on quality work.

The test is based on comparisons of pairs of specific species entrepreneurial activity, for example "Truck Taxi" and "Beer Bar". Unlike other similar tests, it is required here specifically and in important details to present what is to be done in this direction activities. Therefore, the test takes not only time, but also a serious mental stress.

During the testing process, less desirable activities are gradually eliminated, thereby narrowing the circle to the most preferred businesses. In the end, there is only one type of activity that has withstood the "severe struggle" with competitors.

The test is designed for people who have seriously decided to start a business, but are still far from the final choice of a direction of activity. Also, the test can help a "good idea" for an existing business.

Assessed qualities

Age category

16+

Instructions

The test will take quite a long time from you (about an hour or more). If you are not serious, then you better not start.

You can pause and stop at any time. You can continue in a few hours or even the next day. If you feel very tired, then you need to interrupt.

Tasks

Print out a list of business ideas. When printing, determine the landscape orientation of the sheet. There will be eight sheets in total. Each sheet consists of a left and right block. It is advisable to cut each sheet in the middle, thereby obtaining sixteen cards. Each card will contain 16-18 ideas.

Testing begins with the fact that you take the first card. In it, you compare the first and second idea. It is important to imagine at least a little bit of what you have to do in this type of activity. Don't give up on an activity just because you don't like a word or because the word has bad associations. After comparing the two ideas, cross out the less successful one. If you are at a loss with a choice, then use the elective triad: "I want-can-need" (what do you want more? What can you do better? What is more in demand?)

Then you compare the next pair (third and fourth ideas), the next - and so on until the end of the card. On some cards, the number of ideas is odd, so if there is only one idea at the end, then there is no need to compare it yet. The remaining ideas are also compared with each other (the first remaining with the second remaining, the third with the fourth). As a result of all these manipulations, only one idea should remain on the card. Knockout occurs in the same way as in sports, where teams or athletes play in a knockout.

When finished with the first card, move on to the second. On the second, too, in the end, only one idea should remain. Put off the second, move on to the third, and so on. When you finish with the last card, you have sixteen ideas. Now all that remains is to arrange a knockout match for them in the same way, after which there should be only one idea.

Processing of results

The last remaining entry - she won a serious confrontation with others. Obviously, you have the most serious inclinations for this occupation.

Test development year

2011

Version number

1.0

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Bibliographic reference

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How do you expect to get rich soon?

Answer options:

• Invest available money in a business profitably, take risks
• Make a career by climbing the management ladder
• Try your luck at the lottery

If you were given the opportunity to act as an actor, what role could you play best?

Answer options:

• Levin from "Anna Karenina"
• Stirlitz from the movie "Seventeen Moments of Spring"
• Ostap Bender

Imagine that you have made a million. What would you do next?

Answer options:

• I will invest some of the money in a new business, and put some in a solid bank for reliability.
• I would venture to invest in a profitable business
• I will invest in the bank and I will live on the interest from the deposit

What do you think money can bring you?

Answer options:

• Enjoy your life
• Power
• Many new worries and envy

If you get rich, would you like it to be written about in the newspapers?

Answer options:

• They write about me sometimes

Which of the 3 occupational groups suits you best?

Answer options:

• Writer, artist, composer
• Lawyer, doctor, politician
• Head of the company, head of the institute, director of the publishing house

When setting up your company, will you recruit people who were previously friends with you?

Answer options:

• The answer to this question should be carefully considered.

Imagine that you have made a million. How would you behave?

Answer options:

• In my life, only my apartment, car, furniture and other furnishings would change.
• I would allow myself to travel more
• I would radically change my lifestyle

Let's imagine that you become a director of a firm. How will you start your business?

Answer options:

• Hiring reliable assistants
• Define the main directions of the firm's work
• From examining the people with whom you have to work

Which of the following statements do you find more attractive if you get promoted and become a director of a firm?

Answer options:

• The requirements for almost all personality traits have changed equally
• The higher the management rank, the more important are communicative skills and abilities in comparison with vocational and technical
• In my work, the importance of vocational skills has decreased and the role of conceptual knowledge has increased.

A conflict situation has arisen in one of the teams in your company. What will be your actions as a director of the firm?

Answer options:

• It is necessary to listen to the views of the conflicting parties and convince them to find a compromise solution
• Do everything possible to prevent a small conflict from escalating to a large one
• It is necessary to listen to the opinion of everyone, but entrust the final solution to the conflict to the brigade

How strongly do you feel the need to have big money?

Answer options:

• Periodically
• Constantly
• Probably not

Today, everyone who wishes is given many opportunities to open their own business and work for themselves, regardless of their superiors. But not every person is able to take and create his own business with ease. Someone succeeds quite easily, but for someone, creating their own business is an overwhelming work.

As a result of numerous studies, the main qualities that affect a person's ability to do business have been identified. On their basis, a unique questionnaire was compiled, which is given below. Answer the questions and find out - can you create your own business and become a millionaire?

1. Initiative

a) You yourself are trying to find additional responsibilities and work.
b) You are not looking for a job yourself, but always find effective ways of doing it.
c) Sometimes the bosses remind you of your responsibilities, but in general you are doing the job.
d) You are not in a hurry to carry out the work until you receive all the necessary instructions from the management.

2. Sociability

a) You are always open to new contacts and friendly to others.
b) You do not strive to constantly expand your social circle, but you are always polite and courteous.
c) Sometimes you are out of sorts. At such times, you prefer not to communicate with anyone.
d) You are rather closed and there is no entrance to your world for outsiders.

3.Leadership

a) You are charismatic and able to inspire confidence in people.
b) You think over your decisions and give instructions, weighing everything thoroughly.
c) You prefer to give orders yourself, rather than work under someone else's leadership.
d) Usually at work, you yourself follow someone else's instructions.

4. Responsibility

a) You believe that every job should be done as well as possible, no matter what the cost.
b) You usually try to do the job well, but without unnecessary fanaticism.
c) Usually you do not enjoy completing the next task. But you still do it. What can you do - work is work.
d) You are trying in every possible way to evade possible assignments.

5. Talent of the organizer

a) You can organize anyone for any business thanks to your talent to persuade.
b) If the need arises, you can act as an organizer.
c) Usually you try not to act as an organizer.
d) You have never had any organizational talent and you have never organized anyone for any business.

6. Determination

a) You do not doubt your actions and are completely sure of what you are doing.
b) You are not afraid to make responsible decisions, but first you analyze everything.
c) You do not doubt your abilities, but sometimes, in a hurry, you make annoying mistakes.
d) You are not always sure of what you are doing, you often doubt.

7. Perseverance

a) Nothing can turn you off the chosen path.
b) You always try to go all the way.
c) You quickly light up, but you can deviate from what was planned when difficulties arise.
d) You prefer not to bang your head against the wall, doing what you have already done and what you are sure of.

Key to the test:
Give yourself 4 points for each answer under the letter A,
- 3 points for answers under the letter B;
- for answers under the letter B, 2 points;
- for answers under the letter G - 1 point.

Add up the scores you received.

Result.
12 points or less:
Business is clearly not for you. For you the best solution there will be work as a performer, not an organizer of the case.

From 13 to 16 points:
You could do business, but not at the head of a team, but in a team of like-minded companions. Teamwork can lead you to success.

From 17 to 20 points:
You have the necessary makings to run a business and could try to start a business on your own. But at the same time, it does not hurt to enlist the support of an influential person who can help you in difficult times.

From 21 to 24 points:
You are capable of starting your own business and have a fairly high chance of success. The main thing is to choose the right direction and occupy your niche in it.

Did you know that if the scale of the business matches the personality, then success is inevitable! Take the Business Quiz to find out which business is right for you!

Read right now:

1. Why is it so important to define your business scale?
2. Take the Business Test!
3. Test results for businessmen

Why is it important to define your business scale?

The secret to business success doesn't just depend on capital investment, wise strategies, flexible planning and successful marketing¹. All of this matters, but the personality of an entrepreneur is perhaps the most important ingredient in success.

From the point of view of psychology, the personality of a businessman (social experience, intelligence, character traits, organizational skills) is directly related not only to achievements in business, but also to the scope of this very business.

What is important to understand if you have your own business, or are you planning to open one?

Every businessman has a certain inner potential.

• If this potential corresponds to the scale of the activity, then the person feels inner harmony, he is happy in his business.
• If the size of the business does not correspond to the internal potential, then the business will not be successful, and the businessman himself will constantly experience dissatisfaction!

This is not a field of activity!

Now the conversation is about the scale of the business. Let's look at an example.

Let's say a certain Vasily is engaged in a small business, and everything suits him. But his wife constantly tells him that he needs to expand, open his own stores ... When this happens, Vasily begins to put more effort, works for wear and tear, constantly experiences stress, health problems begin ...

And vice versa!

Stepan leads medium business, he has a network of small stalls, but he feels that all this is "not his" - there is not enough scope. When an opportunity arises to expand the business and open several restaurants, he immediately begins to feel "on horseback", things are rapidly progressing.

Everyone has their own potential!

Someone, in order to feel happy, needs only one small business, and someone, in order to realize themselves, needs a multibillion-dollar business on the scale of an entire country or several countries.

And only in his place will a person feel happy, and his business will flourish. If you deliberately lower or raise the bar, nothing good will come of it.

The scale of a business, like the field of activity, depends on personal qualities, energy level, self-esteem, and genetic predisposition. Which business is right for you?

Take the Business Test!

Answer ten questions, writing down your answer to each question.

1. I like the competitive spirit, I like winning competitions.

a) no, it's not mine;

b) from time to time;

c) it's true.

2. I always keep track of the time and often check my watch.

a) it is not;

b) sometimes, when there is an important meeting;

c) it is.

3. I always plan my day.

a) no, I don't need it;

b) extremely rare;

c) this is my rule.

4. I drive carefully and maintain the recommended speed.

b) depends on the circumstances;

5. I do not tend to be late for important meetings.

a) I'm usually late;

b) sometimes;

6. When they try to pressure me, I lose my composure.

c) almost always.

7. I am ambitious and ambitious.

b) depending on what;

c) this is true.

8. I am doing several things at the same time.

a) no, I love consistency;

b) this rarely happens;

c) almost always.

9. As a rule, I am calm and level-headed.

a) it is so;

b) occasionally;

c) it's not about me.

10. I am ashamed if I am not busy with anything, I feel guilty.

a) it is not, I have the right to rest;

b) sometimes it happens;

c) always.

What do the results of the test for entrepreneurs say?

a) - 0 points;

b) - 1 point;

c) - 2 points.

Calculate your results.

If you scored from 0 to 6 points, you belong to the first type of entrepreneurs.

If your score is between 7 and 10 points, you have the qualities of both types of entrepreneur.

Result from 11 to 14 points- you are closer to the second type of entrepreneur.

If you have scored more than 14 points- you have a pronounced second type of entrepreneur.

Types of entrepreneurs!

The first type of entrepreneur- these are, as a rule, impatient, aggressive and fussy people. They are prone to competition, risk, know how to achieve their goals and can be obsessed with one idea. They have a fast paced life and a busy schedule. They need to do everything in a short time, and if obstacles appear that they cannot remove, they literally climb the wall.

Such people find it difficult to cope with stress, they are hard to bear setbacks, they have more heart attacks than the second type of entrepreneur, but they are more likely to achieve their goal.

The second type of entrepreneur- these are calm, thoughtful, balanced people, not prone to competition. They do not dwell on any one idea, but consider and analyze all possible options. The second type is more resistant to stress and does not react so violently to the surrounding reality. They do not do much in a certain period of time, but this allows them to conserve and evenly distribute their strength.

According to research by psychologists and sociologists, entrepreneurs of the second type tend to have a larger business scale than entrepreneurs of the first type. Representatives of the second type are large businessmen, manufacturers, top managers. And representatives of the first type are more suitable for medium-sized business, farming or small-scale private production.

Notes and feature articles for a deeper understanding of the material

¹ Marketing is an organizational function and a set of processes for creating, promoting and providing a product or service to customers and managing relationships with them for the benefit of the organization (