成功创业者必备的八大素质

 　　What does it take to start a successful business? While there's no such thing as the perfect entrepreneur¹ -- even Bill Gates has made mistakes -- a number of personal qualities can help you to build a successful business. If you pass muster² on most of these traits³, you're off and running。

　　如何成功地创业？不存在十全十美的企业家——即便比尔盖茨也会犯错——不过具备一些素质能帮助你成功。如果你在以下的大部分事项中做得足够好，那么你就拥有了一个好的开头。

　　1. You can delegate⁴。

　　No matter how smart and energetic you are, it's a mistake to try to attend to every detail yourself. Unless you're a solo⁵ act, you're going to have to trust employees to do their jobs so that you can run the business。

　　第一，会委派工作。不论你是一个多么聪明和精力旺盛的人，事必躬亲是错误的做法。除非你唱独角戏，不然你要信任员工，派他们完成工作，这样你才能有空经营企业。

　　2. You are a teacher。

　　In order to delegate successfully, you will need people with appropriate skills -- and they may have to learn some of those skills from you。

　　第二，老师型。要成功委派工作，你将需要有具有合适技能的人，而他们也许要从你那里学一些技能。

　　3. You are self-motivated。

　　As a small business owner, you won't have a boss to tell you when to get to work. If that's a problem, keep your day job。

　　第三，自我激励型。身为小企业家，没有老板会告诉你什么时候来上班。如果你有工作动力问题，还是继续打工吧。

　　4. You can work with numbers。

　　You will spend a fair amount of time keeping track of money -- expenses, revenues⁶, taxes and the like. A math phobia won't help。

　　第四，能和数字打交道。相当一部分的时间需要跟踪资金——开销、收入、税等等。怕数学可不行。

　　5. You don't mind making mistakes。

　　You will make them; the trick is to learn from them and move on. Not everyone finds that easy to do。

　　第五，不怕犯错。你一定会犯错误；关键在于能够汲取教训然后继续努力。这不是人人都能容易做到的。

1 entrepreneur   

n.企业家，主办人

参考例句：

• The entrepreneur has become a news figure.这位企业家变成了新闻人物。
• The entrepreneur takes business risks in the hope of making a profit.企业家为追求利润而冒险。

2 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。

3 traits   

n.人的个性，显著的特点，特征( trait的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We do not know which behavioural traits are inherited and which acquired. 我们不知道哪些行为特征是遗传的，哪些是后天养成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His generosity is one of his good traits. 慷慨大方是他的好品质之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 delegate   

n.代表，会议代表；vt.委派...为代表，授权

参考例句：

• They drafted her to serve as their delegate.他们选她当代表。
• The Chinese people delegate their power to the People's Congress.中国人民授权人民代表大会。

5 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

6 revenues   

收入( revenue的名词复数 )； [复数]总收入； 收入来源； 税务局

参考例句：

• Revenues from oil are the biggest single component part in the country's income. 来自石油的收益是这个国家收入中最高的一项。
• Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses. 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。