Questions to ask when interviewing an entrepreneur?

Posted by admin on December 2nd, 2011 and filed under entrepreneur | 2 Comments »

I have a project coming up at the university and I would appreciate if you could help me out with this one. I need to make a list of questions to ask an entrepreneur. What do you think are the most important things to ask? The list also should include some questions regarding his traits.
Thanks in advance! Every help will be appreciated.

Below some questions to ask an entrepreneur. I hope this helps you!

How did you get started in this business?
Is this your first business?
How did you finance your business?
How many employees do you have?
Who are your customers?
How have sales grown in the last few years?
What are the most crucial things you have done to grow your business?
What systems have you used to automate your business
Do you have a business plan?
What has been your most effective marketing tactic or technique?
What three pieces of advice would you offer entrepreneurs starting out today?
If you were to start another business, what might it be?
How does your business “give back” to the community or to society?

2 Responses

  1. underexposed... Says:

    you don’t say why you are interviewing this entrepreneur? That would open a window on the questions that should be asked.

    Are you interviewing him/her to understand how they built their business from nothing"

    Are you contracting a job to an entrepreneur and want to determine whether or not you should hire this person?

    I could probably think of other scenarios if I tried…each with a different set of questions. Your question here is not very well crafted.
    References :

  2. Jenny Says:

    Below some questions to ask an entrepreneur. I hope this helps you!

    How did you get started in this business?
    Is this your first business?
    How did you finance your business?
    How many employees do you have?
    Who are your customers?
    How have sales grown in the last few years?
    What are the most crucial things you have done to grow your business?
    What systems have you used to automate your business
    Do you have a business plan?
    What has been your most effective marketing tactic or technique?
    What three pieces of advice would you offer entrepreneurs starting out today?
    If you were to start another business, what might it be?
    How does your business “give back” to the community or to society?
    References :

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