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1、外文翻译原文TheEntrepreneur’sInformationsourcebookAuthor：SusanC.AweINTRODUCTIONSmallbusiness,definedgenerallybytheU.SSmallBusinessAdministration(SBA)asfirmswithfewerthan500employees,representover99%ofallemployerfirms,createthreeoutofeveryfournewjobs,andemploy51%ofallprivateworkers.Smal
2、lbusinesses,i.e.,entrepreneurs,throughthecreationofnewcompaniesorexpansion,generatevirtuallyallnewjobsintheU.Seconomy.Theyalsofillnichemarkets,innovate,increasecompetition,andprovideindividualswithachancetosucceed.Smallbusinessesplayavitalroleinourfree-marketsociety.Accordingtoth
3、eU.SDepartmentofCommerce,grossdomesticinvestmentforprivatecompanieswasnearly$1.6trillionin2002.In2005,therearenearly6millionsmallbusinesseswithfewerthan100employeesintheUnitedStatespertheSBAstatistics.Smallbusinessesrepresent97%ofallU.Sexporters.Also,35%offederalcontractsgotosmal
4、lbusinesseseachyear,amountingto$53billionworthoffederalcontractsinfiscalyear2002.Nowwithallthisgoodnewsaboutsmallbusinessesandhowthey’rethriving,youdreamofworkingforyourselfandbeingyourownboss.Youshouldhaveandprobablydohave3hundredsofquestions.Whereandhowtobegin?Thisbookwillinfor
5、myouonwhatyoudon’tknowandwhyyouneedtoknowittopreventyournewenterprisefromcollapsingbeforeithasachanceforsuccess.Youwillalsolearnthatyouneedprofessional,experthelptoeffectivelyandsuccessfullystartandrunasmallbusiness;learnwhenandhowbesttoaskandreceivethatassistance.AREYOUANENTREPR
6、ENEUR?So,you’reconsideringasmallbusiness.Doyouhavewhatittakes?Atthispointintheprocess,youmightaskyourself,“Whatisanentrepreneur?Whatarethequalitiesneededtobecomeasuccessfulentrepreneur?AmIanentrepreneur?”WHATISANENTREPRENEUR?Websterdefinesanentrepreneuras“onewhoorganizes,manages,
7、andassumestherisksofabusinessorenterprise.”TheEntrepreneur’sDeskReferencegivesthisdefinition,“Abusinesspersonwhoperceivesandfulfillsaneedinthemarketforprofit;vitalityiscreatedbytheentrepreneur’sdualrole.”Anentrepreneurisoftendescribedascreativeandinnovative,whileasmallbusinessper
8、sonisexpertatrunningandgrowingabusiness.
