Shall We Start Their Own Business
With the competition in the job market becoming increasingly fierce graduates, some ambitious students have tried their hands at launching their own businesses Over the years, there have been many successful cases of student entrepreneurship and such attempts should be encouraged and promoted by both the universities and the society at large
Students who start businesses are pioneers, among whom will be born China’s future business leaders Faced with unknown challenges, they are audacious enough to embark on a perilous journey while most of their peers enjoy stable salaries by working as white-collars at high-end office buildings Nevertheless, they are the masters of their own destiny and, exposed to many more uncertainties and setbacks, they develop perseverance, stamina and the indomitable spirit that are indispensible to all the great entrepreneurs Even if they fail, they are not down; they keep exploring for new business opportunities and work tirelessly until they succeed As people of vision, of individual initiative, of leadership, and of creativity and innovation, they represent the future and the hope of a nation
Not all college graduates are suitable for undertaking entrepreneurial projects To launch a business, one needs to have a sound business idea, a viable business plan, the charisma to create a cohesive team where members make concerted efforts for a common objective, effective managerial skills, and above all, the courage to compete against powerful rivals and ultimately to prevail The essential difference between the students who become civic servants in government organizations or employees at leading domestic or multinational companies and those who create their own businesses is that the former are docile followers whereas the latter are aggressive trailblazers For this reason, business-launching college graduates are more admirable, and thus they command our deep respect
我们该不该自己创业
对于学生来说,随着就业市场上的竞争日趋白热化,某些雄心勃勃的学生已开始尝试着去自己创业。在过去几年中,已出现了诸多学生创业的成功案例,因此,此类尝试理应获得学校和整个社会的鼓励与推动。
那些自己进行创业的学生可被视为先驱,在他们之中,将会诞生中国未来的商界领袖。尽管面对着许多未知的挑战,他们仍无所畏惧地踏上一条充斥着艰难险阻的征程。与此形成对比的是,他们的大多数同龄人却作为白领,在高端写字楼里上班,拿着稳定的薪水。但是,创业的学生才是其命运真正的主人。由于接触到更多的不确定性与挫折,他们形成了锲而不舍、坚忍不拔、顽强不屈的精神,所有这些品质都是杰出企业家所不可或缺的。即使他们失败,他们不会垮掉,他们会不断探索,寻找新的商机,不知疲倦地努力,直至成功。作为一个具有远见卓识、个人进取性、领导力、创造力和创新精神的群体,他们代表着一个国家的未来与希望。并非所有的大学毕业生都适合去从事创业项目。要想创业,必须要有一个好的商业点子,一个可行的商业规划,非凡的个人魅力以形成一个有凝聚力的团队,使团队成员们步调一致地去奋力实现共同的目标,以及有效的管理才华; 尤其是,需要有敢于与最强劲对手展开竞争、并最终取得胜利的勇气。那些成为政府机构里的公务员的学生,或者那些成为本土大企业或跨国公司的雇员的学生,与那些自己进行创业的学生相比,最本质的差别在于,前者是温顺的追随者,而后者则是奋发进取的探路者。正是基于这一原因,创业的大学毕业生们更令人钦佩,也因而赢得了我们深深的敬意。
Nowadays, colleges and universities enroll an increasing number of students year after year After four years of study, they have to meet more and more rivals in the labor market, usually many of them going home with no work at all, disappointed
With more graduates and less job vacancies, students are encouraged to start business of their own when they graduate from university They may start take up anything they are interested in, make decision on their own, and obtain the fruit of their own labor In this way, graduates will become more independent, imaginative and creative
Yet this process should be supported by our government The government should provide special policies for these students, and when necessary, guide them onto a correct road
TED英语演讲:66岁创业成功,如何做到
I'd like to take you back about seven years in my life Friday afternoon, a few days before Christmas 20xx I was the director of operations at a consumer products company in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress That meeting turned out to be my exit interview I was fired, along with several others
我想带你们回到我大约7年前的生活。那是20xx年圣诞节前几天一个周五的下午,当时的我是旧金山 一家消费品公司的运营总监。我被叫进一个正在进行的会议。我发现这场会议是我的离职面谈。和其他的几个人一样,我被解雇了。
I was 64 years old at the time It wasn't completely unexpected I signed a stack of papers,gathered my personal effects, and left to join my wife who was waiting for me at a nearby restaurant,completely unaware Fast-forward several hours, we both got really silly drunk
那时我64岁。这并不完全出乎我的意料。我签了一堆的文件,收拾了一下自己的东西,就去找我的妻子了,她在附近的一个小饭店里等我,但对此毫不知情。几个小时很快过去了,我们都喝得伶仃大醉。
So, 40 plus years of continuous employment for a variety of companies, large and small, was over I had a good a network, a good reputation -- I thought I'd be just fine I was an engineer in manufacturing and packaging I had a good background Retirement was, like for so many people, simply not an option for meSo I turned to consulting for the next couple of years without any passion whatsoever
就这样,40多年在各个公司间颠沛流离的职业生涯结束了。我拥有很好的朋友圈,人缘也不错我以为这没什么大不了的。我曾经是个工作于制造业和包装业的工程师。我有很好的从业背景,跟很多人一样,退休对我来说,也算不上是一种选择。于是在接下来的几年中我一直做着咨询工作,却没有什么激情。
And then an idea began to take root, born from my concern for our environment I wanted to build my own business, designing and manufacturing biodegradable packaging from waste -- paper, agricultural, even textile waste -- replacing the toxic, disposable plastic packaging to which we've all become addicted
然而后来因为我对环境的关心,我产生了一个新的想法。我想要建立自己的公司,从废物中设计并生产 能进行生物降解的包装,用以废纸、作物,甚至是纺织废料为原料所制造的包装,取代那些人类越来越依赖的,有毒的一次性塑料包装。
This is called clean technology, and it felt really meaningful to me A venture that could help to reduce the billions of pounds of single-use plastic packaging dumped each year and polluting our land, our rivers and our oceans, and left for future generations to resolve -- our grandchildren, my grandchildren
这被称作清洁技术。它对我而言意义非凡。这家公司每年能帮助减少数十亿磅污染我们的土地、河流和海洋的一次性塑料包装,它们也会给我们的子孙后代造成困扰—— 我们的孙辈,我的孙辈。
And so now at the age of 66, with 40 years of experience, I became an entrepreneur for the very first timeThank you But there's more
现在我66岁,有着40年的工作经验,第一次成为了一名企业家。谢谢。但不仅如此。
Lots of issues to deal with: manufacturing, outsourcing, job creation, patents, partnerships, funding -- these are all typical issues for a start-up, but hardly typical for me And a word about funding I live and work in San Francisco And if you're looking for funding, you are typically going to compete with some very young peoplefrom the high-tech industry, and it can be very discouraging and intimidating I have shoes older than most of these people
很多事情有待解决: 生产,外包,招聘,专利,合伙人,资金—— 这些都是创业者面临的典型问题,但对我而言并非如此。顺带说下资金。我在旧金山居住和工作。如果你要寻找资金,那你一般要与一些从事着高科技工作的年轻人竞争,这很令人丧气和胆怯。我穿的鞋年头都比 这些人年纪还要大。
I do
确实如此。
But five years later, I'm thrilled and proud to share with you that our revenues have doubled every year, we have no debt, we have several marquee clients, our patent was issued, I have a wonderful partner who's been with me right from the beginning, and we've won more than 20 awards for the work that we've doneBut best of all, we've made a small dent -- a very small dent -- in the worldwide plastic pollution crisis
但五年过去了,我可以兴奋且自豪的告诉大家,我们的收入每年倍增,没有外债,还有一些重要的客户,专利申请也通过了。我有一个很棒的合伙人,他从最初就和我一起创业,我们的工作已经获得了超过20个奖项。不过最好的是,我们缓解了—— 微不足道地缓解了—— 世界塑料污染危机。
And I am doing the most rewarding and meaningful work of my life right now I can tell you there's lots of resources available to entrepreneurs of all ages, but what I really yearned for five years ago was to find other first-time entrepreneurs who were my age I wanted to connect with them I had no role models, absolutely none That 20-something app developer from Silicon Valley was not my role model
而我现在做着一生中 回报最为丰厚、最有意义的工作。我可以告诉大家,对各个年龄阶段的 企业家,都有很多可利用的资源。但过去五年我最渴望的事情是找到其他与我同龄的,第一次创业的 企业家,我想和他们取得联系。那时我没有可以参考的榜样,完全没有。硅谷那位20多岁的应用程序开发者可不是我的榜样。
I'm sure he was very clever --I want to do something about that, and I want all of us to do something about that I want us to start talking more about people who don't become entrepreneurs until they are seniors Talking about these bold men and women who are checking in when their peers, in essence, are checking out And then connecting all these people across industries, across regions, across countries -- building a community
我确信他很聪明。所以,我想改变一下现状,我希望所有人都可以有所行动。我希望我们可以更多的谈论 那些直到老年才成为企业家的人。多谈论这些勇敢的人,当他们的同龄人退休时,他们才开始正式入行。然后,将所有这些跨行业、跨地区、跨国家的人联合起来,组成一个社区。
You know, the Small Business Administration tells us that 64 percent of new jobs created in the private sector in the USA are thanks to small businesses like mine And who's to say that we'll stay forever smallWe have an interesting culture that really expects when you reach a certain age, you're going to be golfing, or playing checkers, or babysitting the grandkids all of the time
小企业管理局数据显示 在美国,64%的私企提供的新岗位 是像我这样的小企业创造的。并且谁敢说,我们会一直维持这个规模我们有个有趣的文化,当你到了一定的年龄,就得去打高尔夫、下棋、 照顾孙子,在这些方面倾注所有。
And I adore my grandchildren --and I'm also passionate about doing something meaningful in the global marketplace
我很爱我的孙辈。可我也充满了热忱,希望为全球市场贡献自己的一份力量。
And I'm going to have lots of company The Census Bureau says that by 20xx, there will be 84 million seniors in this country That's an amazing number That's almost twice as many as we have today Can you imagine how many first-time entrepreneurs there will be among 84 million people And they'll all have four decades of experience
我还会开很多公司。美国人口普查局表示,到20xx年,美国会有8400万老年人。这个数字非常惊人,几乎是现在的两倍。可以想象,到时候在 这8400万人中会有多少首次创业者吗他们都有40年的工作经验。
So when I say, "Let's start talking more about these wonderful entrepreneurs," I mean, let's talk about their ventures, just as we do the ventures of their much younger counterparts The older entrepreneurs in this country have a 70 percent success rate starting new ventures 70 percent success rate We're like the Golden State Warriors of entrepreneurs --
所以,当我说“让我们更多的 谈论这些优秀的企业家,” 我的意思是,让我们谈论他们的冒险精神,就像我们谈论那些 年轻创业者的冒险精神一样。在美国,年长的创业者 有70%的成功机会去 建立新的事业。70%的成功机会。我们就像创业者中的金州勇士 (美国西部职业篮球队)一样。
And that number plummets to 28 percent for younger entrepreneurs This is according to a UK-based group called CMI
而在年轻人中,这个数字只有28%。这是一家英国组织CMI公布的数据。
Aren't the accomplishments of a 70-year-old entrepreneur every bit as meaningful, every bit as newsworthy,as the accomplishments of a 30-year-old entrepreneur Of course they are That's why I'd like to make the phrase "70 over 70" just as --just as commonplace as the phrase "30 under 30"
难道一个70岁创业者的成就 不同样有意义,同样有新闻价值吗和一个30岁的创业者没什么不同。当然应该是这样。这也是我为何要用 这个词“70大杰出老人”——就像大家通用的“30大杰出青年”一样。
Thank you
谢谢大家。
创业= 形容词 ENTREPRENEURIAL; ADJ1 创业 THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF ANY NATION IS THE MECHANISM WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER NATURAL RESOURCES, THE LABOR SUPPLY TECHNOLOGY, AND THE NECESSARY ENTREPRENEURIAL AND MANAGERIAL TALENTS 任何国家的经济制度,都是一种把天然资源,劳动力、技术、必要的创业和管理才干结合起来的体制。 2 企业家的 例子:MOREOVER, IMMIGRANTS AT ALL SKILL LEVELS CARRY THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPORTANT ENTREPRENEURIAL AND INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS 此外,各种技能水平的移民都有着为创业和创新做出巨大贡献的潜力。 另名词 ENTREPRENEUR=N1 企业家;创业人 2 承包人;主办人;促进者 我以为用名词好, 创业的最终也希望成为企业家。故“ENTREPRENEUR”最好! 请采纳,祝成功!
英语是:
Find a job first, because starting a business needs rich experience and capital
创业,start a business
资本,capital
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