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Session 2: Business Idea

2a. Preferences Inventory 2b. Skills Inventory 2c. Biz Idea Links 2d. Biz Idea Profile 2e. Alternatives Summary

Module 2b: Personal Skills Inventory

Personal Skills Inventory Worksheet: The next step in developing a business idea is to conduct a personal skills inventory. Here you can list potential areas of your personal background, such as any special training, skills, education, and job experiences that you have. What do you already know how to do? Could you do any of your past jobs by working for yourself? What past responsibilities have you had? What tasks are you comfortable completing? What are you skilled at? What can you offer to customers that other businesses are not currently offering?

Instructions: After responding to each of the points introduced below, submit the form to receive a copy via the email address(es) specified.

Personal Skills Inventory
1. Special Training Received
2. Educational Background
3. Work/Career Experiences
4. Sports Activities or Recreation
5. Other Activities
Using the categories above, write down your responses to each of the questions below:
6. What are the areas in which you are most skilled? What do you already know how to do?
7. Which of these skills do you take the most pleasure in doing? Why?
8. What industries or businesses do you have experience in?
9. What past responsibilities, tasks, or duties have you had in the past? Could you do any of your past jobs by working for yourself? Would you want to?
10. Are there ways that your current skills, training, experience, or education could improve upon an existing product, process, or business idea?
11. What could you offer to customers that other businesses are not currently offering?

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