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title: "Free checklist: Are you the 'right fit' for business ownership?"
description: Our Business Owner’s Checklist is a useful first step for anyone considering buying a business and becoming self-employed.
image: https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/BOC2.png
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 17 July 2018

# Free checklist: Are you the 'right fit' for business ownership?

WRITTEN BYJames Price | JPAbusiness

If you're **thinking about buying or starting a business** – moving from the employed workforce to self-employment – take a look at our free [Business Owner's Checklist](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/business-owners-checklist-download).

The checklist features **10 common attributes **our team tends to find in people who successfully build and run businesses.

Among these attributes are:

- persistence
- ability to deal with uncertainty, including extreme highs and lows
- ideas person, with an eye to commercialisation and reality
- self-confidence, but not arrogance
- someone who can trust others.

### Seek complementary skills

We find that one of the most important personal attributes of successful business owners is **self-awareness**, so be honest with yourself when using the checklist to assess your abilities and personal attributes.[![Business owner_s checklist cover 2022](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/1.%20Images/Updated%20document%20cover%20images%202022/Business%20owner_s%20checklist%20cover%202022.png?width=300&name=Business%20owner_s%20checklist%20cover%202022.png)](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/business-owners-checklist-download)

If you don’t have all the attributes listed when first embarking on self-employment, we recommend you** find a way to get them**.

You could seek professional business [advice ](https://www.jpabusiness.com.au/business-advice)and/or partner with people who can complement your skills and attributes.

If you would like advice about [buying](https://www.jpabusiness.com.au/services/transactions/buying-a-business) or managing your own business, [contact](https://www.jpabusiness.com.au/contactus) the team at JPAbusiness for a confidential, no-obligation discussion.

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 Pros and cons of owning your own business

Tips for transitioning from a job to business ownership.

[Download ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/buyer/pros-and-cons-of-owning-your-own-business)

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- [buying a business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/buying-a-business)
- [template ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/template)
- [checklist ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/checklist)
- [business ownership ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/business-ownership)
- [running a business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/running-a-business)
- [owning a business ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/topic/owning-a-business)

About James Price | JPAbusiness James Price has over 30 years’ experience in providing strategic, commercial and valuation advice to Australian and international business clients. James’ blogs provide business advice for aspiring and current small to mid-sized business owners, operators and managers.

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