Entrepreneurial Readiness Assessment Test

See how ready someone is for entrepreneurship in 5 minutes. 24 real-world scenarios reveal resilience, initiative, and decision-making under uncertainty for clear next steps.
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Stress Tolerance (ST)
Measures readiness to stay effective and make decisions in tense, uncertain, and stressful situations.
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A score of 2 falls in the Low range, suggesting reduced capacity to maintain productive performance when situations are stressful or uncertain.
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Strategic Thinking (ST)
Measures the ability to anticipate market developments, form a future-oriented plan under uncertainty, and reframe problems strategically in challenging entrepreneurial situations.
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A score of 10 indicates strong strategic thinking, with a well-developed capacity to foresee scenarios, choose worthwhile risk points, and adaptively reconstruct problem situations.
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Enterprise (E)
Measures entrepreneurial spirit, including initiative, business activity, and readiness to make decisions under uncertainty.
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A score of 4 indicates a low level of entrepreneurial readiness, with a tendency toward cautious initiative and slower decision-making in uncertain situations.
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Entrepreneurial Resources (ER)
Measures the development of key entrepreneurial qualities such as entrepreneurial drive, strategic thinking, and stress resilience needed for business activity.
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A score of 19 indicates a moderate level of entrepreneurial resources, suggesting generally adequate strengths with room to further develop stability under stress and strategic execution.
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Entrepreneurial Goals (EG)
Measures how clearly a person sets entrepreneurial goals and how persistently they pursue them.
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A score of 5 indicates a moderate level, suggesting goals are present but only indirectly tied to entrepreneurial activity and persistence may be inconsistent.
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Entrepreneurial Motives (EM)
Measures the strength of internal, self-actualization-driven motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activity.
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A score of 7 indicates moderate entrepreneurial motives, suggesting some intrinsic interest in entrepreneurship, but self-actualization is not the primary driver.
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Entrepreneurial Intention (EI)
Measures how strongly a person intends and is motivated to pursue entrepreneurial activity.
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A score of 3 indicates low entrepreneurial intention, suggesting limited current drive to start or pursue entrepreneurial activity.
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Psychological Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity (PRfEA)
Assesses overall psychological readiness to perform entrepreneurial activity, reflecting mastery of motives, goals, resources, and coping with uncertainty.
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A score of 28 indicates moderate psychological readiness for entrepreneurial activity, suggesting some developed components alongside areas that may benefit from further strengthening.
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Who Usually Takes This Test?
Aspiring first-time founders
41%OF USERS
People considering starting a business take it to gauge their stress tolerance, initiative, and decision-making in uncertain situations.
Students in entrepreneurship programs
34%OF USERS
Students use it for career guidance and to identify strengths and growth areas before launching a startup project.
Career changers to self-employment
25%OF USERS
Professionals thinking of leaving salaried work take it to see how well they handle responsibility, risk, and ambiguous tasks.
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Stress Resilience (SR)
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Strategic Thinking (ST)
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Entrepreneurship (E)
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Entrepreneurial Resources (ER)
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14.2
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Entrepreneurial Goals (EG)
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Entrepreneurial Motives (EM)
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8.3
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Entrepreneurial Intention (EI)
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8.8
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Psychological Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity (PRfEA)
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35.7
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What does this assessment measure?
It screens readiness for entrepreneurial activity using brief work-based scenarios. It focuses on initiative, decision-making, stress tolerance, and comfort with uncertainty.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Completion typically takes about 5 minutes. It contains 24 questions.
What type of questions are used?
Items describe common business situations and ask for the most likely response. The format is designed to reflect practical behavior under typical demands.
How should responses be selected?
Select the option that best matches the usual, most likely reaction in the situation described. Respond to every item and avoid overthinking individual questions.
How are results used?
Scores provide an estimate of current readiness and highlight areas for development. Results may be used to plan targeted skill-building and risk reduction steps.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Diagnosis of Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity Test

Entrepreneurial Readiness Assessment Test

This measure is designed to support a brief appraisal of attitudes and self-perceived competencies relevant to starting and sustaining entrepreneurial activity. The Entrepreneurial Readiness Assessment provides a structured self-report snapshot that may be used to inform career exploration, coaching, or educational planning. Jeffry A. Timmons is cited in association with the instrument.

The assessment consists of 24 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Results are intended to be interpreted as indicative rather than diagnostic, and are best considered alongside clinical interview, behavioral observations, and other relevant data. The Entrepreneurial Readiness Assessment may help identify perceived strengths and areas for development related to initiative, decision-making under uncertainty, persistence, and tolerance for stress.

Author: Jeffry A. Timmons
Literature: Shane, S. A. A general theory of entrepreneurship: The individual-opportunity nexus. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2003.
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