• Running a business may require long hours and little income when you  get started.
• Physical and emotional health are needed to handle the aily schedule and work load.
• The standard of living that you had while working for someone else may have to be cut until your business starts making money.
• You may have to use your savings to start your business. Are you willing to risk it?
• Do you have the basic skills to make your business succeed?
• Can you hire or fire people.
• Do you understand how to market the business?

Understanding your tolerance of risk, business skills and the demands of business ownership will help you in a honest assessment of whether you are ready to become a business  owner.