-awareness. He knows who he is, what he is good at and what he likes to do.2. Self-motivated. The characteristics that gets him going and keeps him moving when he is in business.3. Courage. Willingness to take risks and chances.4. Confidence. He is aware of his capabilities and he does not doubt that he can accomplish the most challenging task on hand.5. Positive Thinking. Entrepreneurs think of success and bright ideas.6. Patience. The capacity to accept or tolerate delay.7. Decisiveness. The entrepreneur goes with his intuition and trust that he is doing the right thing.8. Experience. Whether or not one’s experience is directly related to business he is planning to start, it is a key component for growth.9. Knowledge. One has a better chance of succeeding by knowing, as much as possible, about factors such as business basics.10. Information-Seeking. To assure accomplishment of his entrepreneurial goals, the entrepreneur continuously seeks information that concern his business.11. Perseverance. He must be willing to persevere during the rough times.12. Drive. One must believe in his goal and be determined to succeed.13. Risk-taking. They prefer tasks that challenge them. They are not afraid to take risks.14. Innovation. Entrepreneurs are creative. They do things in new and different ways.15. Opportunity-Seeking. An entrepreneur readily identifies opportunities for going into or to improve his business.16. Demand for efficiency and quality. Setting high but realistic standards of excellence for himself, he finds it difficult to compromise on those standards.17. Systematic planning and monitoring. The entrepreneur sets what are to be accomplished, and meticulously assesses how today’s activity can contribute to the accomplishment of his long-term goal.18. Persuasion and networking. The entrepreneur easily establishes a network of personal and business contacts around him.