Research & Validate
Confirm demand, competition, pricing, startup requirements, and who would actually pay before you invest heavily.
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Step 1 · Assess
Start Your Business Idea Assessment
6
guided questions. 3 business directions.
Answer questions about your skills, interests, budget, available time, and income goals. The Business Idea Assessment by ABX™ uses your answers to identify three business directions worth exploring.
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ABX Business Idea Assessment
Let’s figure out what fits you.
Answer six quick questions. Your recommendations are based on your responses.
Question 1 of 6
What do you want this business to do for your life?
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3 Business Directions Worth Exploring
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Is This Business Idea Worth Testing?
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6 guided steps
The Challenge
Why Choosing the Right Business Idea Is Harder Than It Looks
A business idea has to work in real life—not just sound good on paper. It needs to fit your skills, budget, available time, and the kind of income you want to build. Before you register an LLC, buy a domain, or spend money getting started, make sure the idea is worth pursuing.
How the Business Idea Assessment Works
The Business Idea Assessment asks six guided questions about what you know, what you want, what you can invest, and what kind of business you can realistically build.
The goal is simple: narrow the possibilities and identify business directions worth exploring.
More Than a List of Business Ideas
You don’t need 100 random business ideas. You need to understand why a business direction may—or may not—make sense for you.
Fit
Does the business match your skills, experience, interests, goals, and life?
Feasibility
Can you realistically start it with your available time, budget, and resources?
Income Potential
Is there a realistic path to customers, revenue, and future growth?
Next Steps
What should you research, validate, or consider before moving forward?
You Have a Direction. Now Find Out If It’s Worth Building.
Your assessment results give you business directions to explore. The next step is to research the one that interests you most before you invest significant time or money.
Look at the customer, competition, startup costs, pricing, licensing requirements, and how the business could make money.
Use Small Business Resources to continue researching and comparing your options.
Business requirements vary by business type and location. Verify formation, tax, and regulatory information with the appropriate government source before acting.