Answer the questions.

Questions

Words

Words

partnership	- партнерство
to go into business	- заняться бизнесом
to get along well	- ладить, находиться в хороших взаимоотношениях
to be pleased/about/	- быть довольным чем-то, кем-то
to keep the books	- вести бухгалтерский учет
to enjoy doing smth	- получить удовольствие делая что-то.
background	- подготовка
stock	- зд. ассортимент товаров, акции, основной капитал, осн. фонды
be liable	- нести ответственность
a good deal	- очень много
advantage disadvantage	- преимущество - недостаток
skills	- умения, навыки, квалифицированность
distribution	- распределение
arrangement	- договоренность
Тhey are equally shared	- они делятся поровну
Good for you!	- Молодец! Молодцы!

Task: Read and retell the text. Learn unfamiliar words.

SETTING UP A SMALL BUSINESS

Not long ago I decided to set up a small business. As I had no experience in business activities it was difficult for me to choose an appropriate business. So I went to the lawyer’s for consultation.

After clarifying all the details of my project and my financial possibilities he recommended me to set up a small business in the field of services. According to the lawyer anyone who wants to set up a small business is to make sure that he/she is choosing one which will work and yield big profit. This requires a thorough investigation into the customers’ needs. So, the first step I had to take was to study my future customers’ needs and wants.

I knew there were many car owners in my neighborhood. Why not open a car service station? Said I to myself, and got down to business. One of the difficulties. I was faced with (I encountered) was lack of money, and I had to borrow it from the bank. The next day I made a loan of 2 mln pounds, and was “on the seventh heaven” because now I could put my project into practice.

Now, at the prime of my business life I still remember my lawyer’s words: when choosing a business weight all pros and cons and ask yourself the questions: what kind of customers am I going to serve upon? How many potential customers are there in my district? How shall I attract customers? What products or services shall I offer?

to set a small business	- открыть малое предприятие
appropriate	- надлежащий
lawyer	- юрист, адвокат
to make sure	- удостовериться
to yield profits	- приносить прибыль
thorough investigation into	- тщательное изучение
to attract	- привлекать
to be faced with (to encounter)	- столкнуться с
to borrow	- взять взаймы
in the prime of	- в расцвете
to weigh all pros and cons	- взвесить все «за» и «против»
district	- район (города)
to choose(chose, chosen)	- выбирать

1. What did you decide to do not long ago?

2. Were you experienced in business activities?

3. Whom did you decide to consult?

4. What did the lawyer recommend you to do?

5. What is it necessary for a would-be businessman to keep in mind (помнить, иметь ввиду)?

6. What business did man decide to start?

7. Did you encounter any difficulties when starting your business?

8. Why were you “on the seventh heaven” when you solved your money problem?

9. What words of your lawyer do you still remember?

Tasks: 1. Read the story and learn unfamiliar terms.

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