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9. A bon vivant
Success in business without success in life is no success at all, so along with all the hard work, you need to be able to play. Really successful entrepreneurs balance business with pleasure and long hours with time for family and friends. Even if you no longer have three week's of paid vacations, turn business trips into explorations; take off a day or two here or there to do things that please you; plan ahead for longer breaks; and exercise. Freeing your mind from the all-consuming details of your business gives you a fresh perspective and more energy to devote to it.

10. A fanatic
We mean this in a good way. Passion is the engine that drives the other traits. Entrepreneurs believe in their visions, they're indefatigable in pursuing them, and they're ardent in their communication of them.

Test your mettle
Three ways to test your entrepreneurial instinct

1. Business Start-Up Quiz

Are you ready for self-employment? The Youth Employment Services interactive entrepreneurship quiz lets you know whether you're ready to become an entrepreneur. To get the most accurate assessment, first rate yourself then have someone who knows you well rate you.

http://www.yesmontreal.ca/yes.php?section=entrepreneurship/quiz

2. Are you the entrepreneurial type?

This tool from the Business Development Bank of Canada measures your entrepreneurial potential using 50 statements, and will take about 15 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers. Your honest rating is what counts.

http://www.bdc.ca/en/business_tools/entrepreneurial_self-Assessment/Entrepreneurial_self_assessment.htm?cookie%5Ftest=1

Test Your Entrepreneurial Potential With This Quiz
If you're thinking of going into business for yourself, it may be comforting to find out if you have the traits and characteristics typical of entrepreneurs. This interactive quiz from the Wall Street Journal measures your entrepreneurial potential.
http://www.startupjournal.com/howto/soundadvice/20020327-mancuso-quiz.html


Ice cream business a sweet success
$10,000 government loan helps take a load off

Is this the dream career or what? Judy Pigott makes ice cream. And during the last six years, she has built The Udder Guy's Ice Cream Company into a thriving business, scooping out a niche in the gourmet ice cream category with distinctive flavours made with natural ingredients -- real maple syrup, home-made fudge, local fruits, real ginger root and raw coconut.

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