Going into business for yourself.

Sam Foxton is thinking of going into business for himself. He hopes to succeed. His sister Ann is wary of the idea although she is not totally opposed to it.

- Running your own business is risky; - says Ann. – Many businesses end up in failure.

- It involves opportunities, too, - argues Sam.

Sam wants Ann to go into business with him. He trusts his sister, and he needs her. Ann is reliable. She is always as good as her word. And she is his little sister. Needless to say, he would not think of pressuring her. He hopes to convince Ann.

- Let us look at the plus and minus sides of going into business for ourselves, - says he. – A well-managed business can generate considerable profits.

- Money isn’t everything, -says Ann stubbornly.

- Going into business for yourself, you become “your own boss”.

- This means making your own decisions.

- Yes. That’s it. I’d love to make my own decisions. It gives you freedom.

- They have to be good decisions, - Ann pauses. – Going into business for ourselves can be disastrous. Besides, businessmen have to manage their businesses. And they have to manage them themselves. This can turn out to be a lonely job.

- I think I could use more freedom, - says Sam. – A businessman enjoys a greater degree of freedom than a white – collar worker, to say nothing of a blue – collar worker.

- That is naive, Sam. Working for yourself, you do more, not less. You do more than if you work for somebody else. So what freedom does a businessman “enjoy”?

- Freedom of action, - replies Sam gloomily.

- Besides, if your chief at the office or if your boss makes decisions, he sticks his neck out. But running your own business you have to take risks. Suppose the decisions you make are wrong half (of) the time. What then?

- You are a wet blanket, Ann. Come on, it can’t be that bad. I know what I am doing. And I’m willing to take risks. I will risk my property, my health, and, yes, my pride, too, and build a business from scratch. I’ll be a self – made man. Let us do it together, Ann. You know, I need you. We are a wonderful team. We can make it together.

- What business do you have in mind? – asks Ann.

- We shall launch an advertising agency, - says Sam.

- There seems to be more than enough of them already.

- How about starting an indoor sports club?

- That’s it. I’m all for it.

- Now you’re talking.

VOCABULARY

disastrous [di’zα:strəs] гибельный

drive [draiv] 1) езда

2) стремление; энергия; внутренний импульс, напористость; стимул, побуждение

enjoy [in’dʒɔi] 1) наслаждаться, получать удовольствие

2) пользоваться (правами и т. п.)

generate [dʒenəreit] порождать

involve [in’vɒlv] 1) подразумевать; предполагать

2) влечь за собой, вызывать

приводить (к чему-л.)

launch [lɔ:ntʃ] 1) бросать, метать

2) выпускать (снаряд)

3) начинать, пускать в ход

4) организовывать, открывать (дело)

naïve [nα:’i:v] наивный

pass on [‘pα:s ‘ɒn] 1) проходить дальше

2) передавать

profit [‘prɒfit] 1) польза, выгода

2) часто pl прибыль, доход

profit 1) получать прибыль

2) извлекать, получать пользу

succeed [sək’si:d] 1) суметь сделать (что-л.), добиться

2) процветать, преуспевать; иметь успех

successful [sək’sesfl]1) успешный, удачный, имеющий успех

2) преуспевающий, удачливый

wary [‘weəri] осторожный, осмотрительный

подозрительный, недоверчивый

white-collar [wait’kɒlə] о человеке, занятом в учреждении

(в помещении, а не на улице)

a blue-collar [blu:’kɒlə] worker рабочий, выполняющий тяжелую и грязную работу

a white-collar worker “белый воротничок”

a white-collar job работа, требующая высокой квалификации

a wet blanket “тормоз”, человек, действующий на остальных

расхолаживающее

from scratch [skrætʃ] с начала, с нуля

to have a mind [maind] иметь в виду

to stick one’s neck out рисковать, “высовываться”

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