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— -- Our E-Type Test will help you discover what sort of small business opportunity you are best suited for, based on your personal E-Type. To find your E-Type, take the test. To learn more about any of the E-Types, click on the links below.

E-Types

Advisor/Counselor:has significant experience and knowledge that others are willing to pay for. Gaining the credibility needed to star in this E-type takes time, but the best of the best command high fees.•Click here for more on this E-type.

Builder/Creator: excels at making things, whether it's paintings, wedding cakes, or skyscrapers. Starting out can be slow — it takes time to become established in this E-type. But long-term rewards can be great.•Click here for more on this E-type.

Caregiver/Maintainer: capable of providing consistent, reliable, nurturing care to others. Often, the work is hard and the pay is low, but for this special type of person, job satisfaction is what matters.•Click here for more on this E-type.

Communicator/Trainer: exceptionally good with words — whether written or verbal — and excels at communicating complex ideas to others. Competition in these fields is fierce, but so is demand.• Click here for more on this E-type.

Entertainer/Host: thrives on being with — or in front of — other people. This outgoing person enjoys the spotlight, can command the attention of an audience and loves making others happy. •Click here for more on this E-type.

Investor/Owner: good with numbers, good with money, willing to take carefully calculated risks, and has available (or is able to raise) investment funds. The risks and rewards can be great.• Click here for more on this E-type.

Organizer/Administrator: keeps things running like clockwork. They excel at managing multiple tasks, details and deadlines. They don't need to be the star of the show, but without them, there is no show.•Click here for more on this E-type.

Seller/Broker: an enviable E-Type. Every industry needs the services of competent salespeople. Good Seller/Brokers can make a nice living; great ones can make more money than almost any other E-Type.• Click here for more on this E-type.

Technologist/Engineer: the person who designs, makes, sells or services all those gadgets the rest of us need but can't figure out. They, of course, are paid well, but competition is getting fiercer.•Click here for more on this E-type.