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Is This Your First Business?

This document contains 30 questions for interviewing an entrepreneur about their business. The questions cover topics such as how they got started in business, their motivations, startup capital, goals, achievements, challenges, work-life balance, systems for growth, employees, compensation, future plans, fears, lessons learned, and advice for new entrepreneurs.

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Is This Your First Business?

This document contains 30 questions for interviewing an entrepreneur about their business. The questions cover topics such as how they got started in business, their motivations, startup capital, goals, achievements, challenges, work-life balance, systems for growth, employees, compensation, future plans, fears, lessons learned, and advice for new entrepreneurs.

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24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Business Name Proprietors (full names) How did you come to be an entrepreneur? When start of business? Is this your first business? What motivated you choose to enter that industry? How much was the starting capital? How did you finance your business and what was the process like? How long did it take to recover your capital? What things did you consider when you were choosing you place of business? What are you short-term and long term business goals? What do you consider to be your greatest achievement or memorable experience (relating to business)? Whats the single most important reason for your success? What was the tipping point for your business? What do you enjoy most about what you do? Whats the biggest thing you struggle with as an entrepreneur? How does being an entrepreneur affect your relationships with your friends and family? How is running a successful business different than what you thought it would be? What entrepreneurial hacks have you developed to stay focused and productive in your day-today? What is an average workday like for you? Who are your customers? What systems have you set up in your business to help it grow? How many employees do you have? Full- or part-time? Besides money, what are your favorite ways to compensate people? What are your future plans for the business? Whats your greatest fear as an entrepreneur? If you could never work again, would you and why? Looking back, whats one thing you would do differently? How would you like people to remember you and your company? If you could offer a first-time entrepreneur only one piece of advice, what would it be?

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