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  1. Why did he decide to go into business for himself?

  2. What type of business was it? A service, retail shop, or farm, for example? Where did the idea for this business come from? Was it a new or an established business?

  3. What was the hardest part about owning his own business? Were the hours too long? Was it hard to "get away" from work? Was it difficult to find good people to help?

  4. What was most rewarding about running his own business? Did he enjoy being his own boss and having control over all aspects of the business?

  5. How did he finance his business in the beginning? Was he able to get a loan or did he not need much capital to start it up?

  6. Was there ever a time when he feared that his business wouldn't succeed? What caused the difficulties? Was he able to get through this time or did his fears come true?

  7. How did his business change over the years? Did he start out struggling and then become successful? Did the purpose of his business change at all?

  8. Did he ever feel as if his business had "made it"? When was this? What made him feel this way?

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