Starting a business

Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Take a look at this example start-up business, and learn lots of useful expressions along the way.

For the purposes of this article we're going to imagine that you're starting a hair salon business... Snips hair salon, to be precise. Are you ready to set up your business? Do you think you'll make it to Wall Street? Left see.

The first thing you need to do is a bit of market research. You'll need to find out what people are looking for when it comes to haircuts and hairstyling in area that you choose. Then, once you've identified your target market, you'll need to decide how much people are willing to pay for the services you offer.

The most important thing about your business is that it should have a unique selling proposition. This is something special that makes it different from the competition and that sets you apart in the market. Apart from offering a professional service, Snips is going to be open for 24 hours a day, plus it's got its very own line of organic hair products. They are produced with Fair Trade goods that won't harm the environment and they haven't been tested on any animals.

agreed to pay back the entire ____________ of £12.5bn it owed to other countries.

The Siberian News Agency reports Russia’s mint has been at ____________ protect the new note from forgers. A set of high-tech measures in the note’s design has allowed banks and retailers to ____________ of the new banknote without special equipment. The bill has concealed rainbow stripes on one side, which look monochromatic when viewed ____________ angle. Holding up the banknote to the light, one can see the number 5000 formed by ____________ small-diameter holes. The Central Bank has launched a competition to find a "catchy" symbol for its currency. Opinion polls suggest ____________ favor the Latin letter "R" with two ____________ horizontal lines running through the center. The new note gives Russia a currency ____________ with its superpower status. Other big-money bills include the US’s 100 dollars, the 500 euros and the UAE’s 1,000 dirhams.

1. What do you think of Russia’s emergence as an economic superpower?
2. Do you think Russia will be able to eliminate its social problems?
3. Do you think the higher denomination banknote is a good idea?
4. Which world currencies do you like or dislike and why?
5. Have you ever invested in foreign currencies?
6. What do you think of the currency of your own country?
7. Do you think there will be just one currency in the world one day?
8. Do you think it’s strange we still have paper money in this digital age?
9. What would you buy in Moscow if you had a lot of 5,000-rouble notes?
10. Do you think computer keyboards should have more keys for the world’s
11. ost common currencies?
12. If there was a single world currency, what do you think it should be called?

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 818