My Career Voyage! Charting The Course

Have you always had a desire to start and operate your own business?

Do you possess self-discipline and the drive to make your personal vision a reality?

If you answered ‘yes’ you may have what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneurs are essential to the American economy by starting and operating small businesses that provide a market need. These employers are responsible for adding about 75 percent of the new jobs to the American workforce each year. Small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all U.S. employers.

If you would like to become an entrepreneur, there are free and low cost resources available to help you get started.

To find out if you have entrepreneurial skills and characteristics, and to determine if you’re ready to start a business, take the free entrepreneur assessment at the Small Business Administration web site — www.sba.gov/assessmenttool/index.html

If you are not sure what kind of business you want to operate, explore entrepreneurial possibilities at www.entrepreneur.com.

To learn more about starting and owning a business, go to Wake Tech Small Business Center (http://smallbusinesscenter.waketech.edu), or check out http://entrepreneurship.waketech.edu/

For free and confidential business planning and advice, contact SCORE at www.score.org to speak with a mentor.