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It will be successful business for you because it is connected through your feeling, skills and behavior and you will enjoy to doing business. </div> <div class="review-card__centered-row review-card__actions"> <a class="review-card__centered-row review-card__action-button" aria-label="Kishore Kumar’s comment is helpful" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_review-card-helpful-button" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Flearning%2Fentrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea%3Ftrk%3Dlearning-topics_learning-search-card_search-card%26trk%3Dlearning-topics_learning-search-card_search-card&trk=learning-course_review-card-helpful-button" rel="nofollow"> <icon class="review-card__centered-row review-card__action-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5ptx189gjbxrh9wf3ncsehms9" data-svg-class-name="review-card__like-icon"></icon> Helpful </a> <span class="review-card__dot-delimiter">·</span> <a class="review-card__centered-row review-card__action-button" aria-label="Report Kishore Kumar’s comment" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_review-card-report-button" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Elinkedin%2Ecom%2Flearning%2Fentrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea%3Ftrk%3Dlearning-topics_learning-search-card_search-card%26trk%3Dlearning-topics_learning-search-card_search-card&trk=learning-course_review-card-report-button" rel="nofollow"> <icon class="review-card__centered-row review-card__action-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/d04ze1wt0ev8ck8e4ovqk762o" data-svg-class-name="review-card__flag-icon"></icon> Report </a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </section> <section class="right-rail papabear:w-right-rail-width papabear:ml-column-gutter mamabear:max-w-[790px] mamabear:px-mobile-container-padding babybear:max-w-[790px] babybear:px-mobile-container-padding"> <section class="table-of-contents mb-4 table-of-contents--with-max-height"> <h2 class="table-of-contents__header"> Contents </h2> <ul class="table-of-contents__list"> <li class="toc-section"> <div class="show-more-less"> <button class="show-more-less__button show-more-less__more-button show-more-less-button " aria-expanded="false" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_toc-section_show_more"> Introduction <icon class="show-more-less__button--chevron show-more-less-button-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/cyolgscd0imw2ldqppkrb84vo"></icon> </button> <button class="show-more-less__button show-more-less__less-button show-more-less-button show-more-less__button--hide" aria-expanded="false" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_toc-section_show_more"> Introduction <icon class="show-more-less__button--chevron show-more-less-button-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/4chtt12k98xwnba1nimld2oyg"></icon> </button> <ul data-max-num-to-show="0" class="show-more-less__list show-more-less__list--hide-after-0" data-impression-id="learning-course_toc-section_show-more-less"> <li class="toc-item"> <a data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_tocItem" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/entrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea/find-your-business-idea?autoplay=true&trk=learning-course_tocItem" class="toc-item__link" aria-current="false"> <icon class="table-of-contents__item-status table-of-contents__item-status--unlocked" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5jwhkytplzxiejvhzfu0t7m8l" data-svg-class-name="table-of-contents__item-status-svg--unlocked"></icon> <div class="table-of-contents__item-details"> <div class="table-of-contents__item-title"> Find your business idea </div> <div class="table-of-contents__item-duration"> 1m 1s </div> </div> </a> </li> </ul>  </div> </li> <li class="toc-section"> <div class="show-more-less"> <button class="show-more-less__button show-more-less__more-button show-more-less-button " aria-expanded="false" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_toc-section_show_more"> 1. Matching the Idea to the Entrepreneur <icon class="show-more-less__button--chevron show-more-less-button-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/cyolgscd0imw2ldqppkrb84vo"></icon> </button> <button class="show-more-less__button show-more-less__less-button show-more-less-button show-more-less__button--hide" aria-expanded="false" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_toc-section_show_more"> 1. Matching the Idea to the Entrepreneur <icon class="show-more-less__button--chevron show-more-less-button-icon" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/4chtt12k98xwnba1nimld2oyg"></icon> </button> <ul data-max-num-to-show="0" class="show-more-less__list show-more-less__list--hide-after-0" data-impression-id="learning-course_toc-section_show-more-less"> <li class="toc-item"> <a data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_tocItem" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/entrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea/know-yourself-as-the-entrepreneur-14126966?autoplay=true&trk=learning-course_tocItem" class="toc-item__link" aria-current="false"> <icon class="table-of-contents__item-status table-of-contents__item-status--unlocked" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5jwhkytplzxiejvhzfu0t7m8l" data-svg-class-name="table-of-contents__item-status-svg--unlocked"></icon> <div class="table-of-contents__item-details"> <div class="table-of-contents__item-title"> Know yourself as the entrepreneur </div> <div class="table-of-contents__item-duration"> 1m 58s </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="toc-item"> <a data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_tocItem" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/entrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea/be-aware-of-needs-14131148?autoplay=true&trk=learning-course_tocItem" class="toc-item__link" aria-current="false"> <icon class="table-of-contents__item-status table-of-contents__item-status--unlocked" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5jwhkytplzxiejvhzfu0t7m8l" data-svg-class-name="table-of-contents__item-status-svg--unlocked"></icon> <div class="table-of-contents__item-details"> <div class="table-of-contents__item-title"> Be aware of needs </div> <div class="table-of-contents__item-duration"> 2m 3s </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="toc-item"> <a data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_tocItem" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/entrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea/develop-the-new-business-idea-list-14129411?autoplay=true&trk=learning-course_tocItem" class="toc-item__link" aria-current="false"> <icon class="table-of-contents__item-status table-of-contents__item-status--unlocked" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5jwhkytplzxiejvhzfu0t7m8l" data-svg-class-name="table-of-contents__item-status-svg--unlocked"></icon> <div class="table-of-contents__item-details"> <div class="table-of-contents__item-title"> Develop the new business idea list </div> <div class="table-of-contents__item-duration"> 1m 39s </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="toc-item"> <a data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_tocItem" data-tracking-will-navigate href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/entrepreneurship-finding-and-testing-your-business-idea/narrow-the-list-to-your-best-ideas-14132160?autoplay=true&trk=learning-course_tocItem" class="toc-item__link" aria-current="false"> <icon class="table-of-contents__item-status table-of-contents__item-status--unlocked" data-delayed-url="https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/5jwhkytplzxiejvhzfu0t7m8l" data-svg-class-name="table-of-contents__item-status-svg--unlocked"></icon> <div class="table-of-contents__item-details"> <div class="table-of-contents__item-title"> Narrow the list to your best ideas </div> <div class="table-of-contents__item-duration"> 1m 42s </div> </div> </a> </li> </ul>  </div> </li> <li class="toc-section"> <div class="show-more-less"> <button class="show-more-less__button show-more-less__more-button show-more-less-button " aria-expanded="false" data-tracking-control-name="learning-course_toc-section_show_more"> 2. 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