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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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Questions: 245 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

2/12

Stress Tolerance (ST)

Measures readiness to stay effective and make decisions in tense, uncertain, and stressful situations.

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Moderate

High

0 – 3: Low | 4 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

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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10/12

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.

Developing

Competent

Strong

0 – 5: Developing | 6 – 9: Competent | 10 – 12: Strong

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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4/12

Enterprise (E)

Measures entrepreneurial spirit, including initiative, business activity, and readiness to make decisions under uncertainty.

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Moderate

High

0 – 4: Low | 5 – 9: Moderate | 10 – 12: High

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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19/36

Entrepreneurial Resources (ER)

Measures the development of key entrepreneurial qualities such as entrepreneurial drive, strategic thinking, and stress resilience needed for business activity.

Low resources

Moderate resources

High resources

0 – 10: Low resources | 11 – 25: Moderate resources | 26 – 36: High resources

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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5/12

Entrepreneurial Goals (EG)

Measures how clearly a person sets entrepreneurial goals and how persistently they pursue them.

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Moderate

High

0 – 4: Low | 5 – 8: Moderate | 9 – 12: High

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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7/12

Entrepreneurial Motives (EM)

Measures the strength of internal, self-actualization-driven motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activity.

Low motives

Moderate motives

High motives

0 – 4: Low motives | 5 – 8: Moderate motives | 9 – 12: High motives

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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3/24

Entrepreneurial Intention (EI)

Measures how strongly a person intends and is motivated to pursue entrepreneurial activity.

Low intention

Moderate intention

High intention

0 – 8: Low intention | 9 – 16: Moderate intention | 17 – 24: High intention

A score of 3 indicates low entrepreneurial intention, suggesting limited current drive to start or pursue entrepreneurial activity.

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28/60

Psychological Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity (PRfEA)

Assesses overall psychological readiness to perform entrepreneurial activity, reflecting mastery of motives, goals, resources, and coping with uncertainty.

Low readiness

Moderate readiness

High readiness

0 – 17: Low readiness | 18 – 42: Moderate readiness | 43 – 60: High readiness

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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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

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.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Stress Resilience (SR)

Average

6.9

Normal range

4.9 — 8.8

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Strategic Thinking (ST)

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7.6

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5.6 — 9.6

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Entrepreneurship (E)

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6.4

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4.4 — 8.4

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Entrepreneurial Resources (ER)

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14.2

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9.7 — 18.6

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Entrepreneurial Goals (EG)

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7.2

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5.5 — 9

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Entrepreneurial Motives (EM)

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8.3

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6.7 — 9.8

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Entrepreneurial Intention (EI)

Average

8.8

Normal range

5.5 — 12

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Psychological Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity (PRfEA)

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35.7

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26 — 45.4

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Gambling in a casino
- Starting a new business venture
- Lending money to someone
- Investing money in the shares of a thriving company
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
- I would follow the advice of people close to me
- A desire to earn money
- Love of freedom; a desire to be in control of my own life
- Interest in creative work that feels personally meaningful
- Because circumstances have worked out that way

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Diagnosis of Readiness for Entrepreneurial Activity Test

Entrepreneurial Readiness Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

business

career growth

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.