What training have you done in the past?

Previous experience

    Have you ever worked for a small business? If you’ve only worked in large organisations, you may need to find out what’s involved in small business operations.
    Do you have much industry knowledge in the field you’re considering?
    Have you previously been employed only in one area of business operations (e.g. computing, administration, production, marketing), or have you had experience in several or all areas? When you run your own business, sometimes you need to be ‘the entrepreneur’, sometimes ‘the technical person’ and sometimes ‘the accounts department’. Can you make the switch when required?