being an entrepreneur創(chuàng)業(yè)者
I had lunch today with my friend Sam. She recently quit her job with a large company to strike out on her own. She has always been an entrepreneur in small ways, but she decided to start her own business. The start-up she launched provided technology consulting services for small- to medium-sized companies.
我與我的朋友薩姆今天一起吃的午飯。她最近從一個大公司辭職開始做自己的生意。她以前也做過幾次小生意，不過這回她決心開創(chuàng)自己的事業(yè)。她的創(chuàng)業(yè)企業(yè)是為中小企業(yè)提供技術(shù)咨詢的服務(wù)。
At first, she considered becoming partners with one or two of her co-workers. She wasn't sure if she could raise the seed money she needed for the start-up costs. But, she was able to raise the capital by taking on a silent partner, her uncle who had a lot of investment capital but didn't want to be involved in the day-to-day operations of a business now that he's retired.
開始，她想與她的一兩個同事合伙。她不知道是否能融到開企業(yè)所需要的種子資金。不過，他找到一個不參與經(jīng)營的合伙人，她的叔叔。她叔叔有很多投資的資金，不過他不想整天陷在日復(fù)一日的公司經(jīng)營中，他已經(jīng)退休了。
One way that Sam is able to cut down on overhead is to make this a home-based business. She converted her garage into an office where she and her employees could work. Since most of the work would be done on site at her client's office, she didn't need a lot of office space.
薩姆減少人頭費用的一個方法就是辦個家庭企業(yè)。她將她的車庫改成了辦公室用于員工工作。由于公司的很多工作都可以在用戶的地方完成，所以她不需要太多的辦公地址。
I asked Sam if she was nervous about quitting her job to start her own business. She said that it's a big risk but that she was looking forward to the challenge. If she fails, she said, she can always audition for American Idol. Well, I thought, I've heard Sam sing. I really hope her business takes off!
我問她辭掉工作自己創(chuàng)業(yè)是否感覺緊張。她說是有點冒險，不過她渴望迎接些挑戰(zhàn)。她說如果她失敗了，她就去美國偶像欄目去試戲。我倒是以前聽過她唱歌。我真希望她的事業(yè)能起飛。
I had lunch today with my friend Sam. She recently quit her job with a large company to strike out on her own. She has always been an entrepreneur in small ways, but she decided to start her own business. The start-up she launched provided technology consulting services for small- to medium-sized companies.
我與我的朋友薩姆今天一起吃的午飯。她最近從一個大公司辭職開始做自己的生意。她以前也做過幾次小生意，不過這回她決心開創(chuàng)自己的事業(yè)。她的創(chuàng)業(yè)企業(yè)是為中小企業(yè)提供技術(shù)咨詢的服務(wù)。
At first, she considered becoming partners with one or two of her co-workers. She wasn't sure if she could raise the seed money she needed for the start-up costs. But, she was able to raise the capital by taking on a silent partner, her uncle who had a lot of investment capital but didn't want to be involved in the day-to-day operations of a business now that he's retired.
開始，她想與她的一兩個同事合伙。她不知道是否能融到開企業(yè)所需要的種子資金。不過，他找到一個不參與經(jīng)營的合伙人，她的叔叔。她叔叔有很多投資的資金，不過他不想整天陷在日復(fù)一日的公司經(jīng)營中，他已經(jīng)退休了。
One way that Sam is able to cut down on overhead is to make this a home-based business. She converted her garage into an office where she and her employees could work. Since most of the work would be done on site at her client's office, she didn't need a lot of office space.
薩姆減少人頭費用的一個方法就是辦個家庭企業(yè)。她將她的車庫改成了辦公室用于員工工作。由于公司的很多工作都可以在用戶的地方完成，所以她不需要太多的辦公地址。
I asked Sam if she was nervous about quitting her job to start her own business. She said that it's a big risk but that she was looking forward to the challenge. If she fails, she said, she can always audition for American Idol. Well, I thought, I've heard Sam sing. I really hope her business takes off!
我問她辭掉工作自己創(chuàng)業(yè)是否感覺緊張。她說是有點冒險，不過她渴望迎接些挑戰(zhàn)。她說如果她失敗了，她就去美國偶像欄目去試戲。我倒是以前聽過她唱歌。我真希望她的事業(yè)能起飛。