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STARTING A BUSINESS

Nearly 450,000 businesses are started in Britain (0) every year. One third

(1) ... these stops trading during the first three years .

Starting a business is never easy (2) ... so many things are outside your control. If you are thinking about working for yourself , you (3) ... start by thinking about the qualities you need to (4) ... a business . Be hard with yourself. If you have a weakness , it is better to find out now (5) ... than later when your business could be in danger. Ask yourself (6) ... you are a good organiser. Is your health (7) ... ? Are you good (8) ... making decisions? Do

you have any practical experience of the business you want

to start? Are you prepared to work long hours for very (9) ... money? If you can't (10) ... 'yes' to most of these questions , perhaps you should think again about starting up in business on your own.

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This isn't the job for someone who likes routine, because you never know what the next day is going to be like. This suits me, because I don't like to plan far in advance anyway. Every day is

different, and every day involves meeting new people. My

problem is that I quickly get bored, so it's good for me to have a job that gets me out and about. To do this job, you have to be a communicative person and be able to talk with anybody, because you meet all sorts of people. And you have to be spontaneous and react to the moment as it comes . I don't think I could stand a job where you sit in an office all day. I like to be where the action is.

Speaker 8:

When I tell people what my job is they say it must be very difficult and depressing but I don't think so. I think it's a wonderful job. People say that it must involve a lot of personal sacrifice, I mean, there are all sorts of things that you have to do that most people wouldn't like to do, but personally I don't see it this way at all. In fact, I think I'm being selfish, because I'm doing what I want to do. I've always liked helping others.

It gives me a good feeling and a sense of purpose. What amazes me is the sense of optimism my patients have. We have fun together and

play games together. And, unlike in other jobs, you don't have to put /.. on an act. I used to feel sorry for such people before I got this job, /r< but not any more. I wouldn't change my job for the world.

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Many people think that this is a dull and boring job, but I think it's fascinating. I know I deal only with figures, but what's important is what these figures mean. For example, the profit and loss account sums up the work of a business. You see exactly how

well the business is doing and what it needs to do to improve its performance. And it's a very challenging job. You have to pay a lot of attention to even the smallest detail and be very systematic and methodical in what you do. I like this. I don't like chaos but I do like putting things in order. It's like doing a jigsaw puzzle. To start with, you've just got various bits that you need to put together, and at the end you have a complete picture of how the company is doing. I find this very satisfying .

Speaker 0:

I like my job because I have a lot of contact with people . The thing is, I like helping people, and I feel good when they go away with what they want. I think you have to be friendly to do this job well. Sometimes, of course, I meet people who are in a very bad mood, and this

depressed me at first. But later I've learned that the problem isn't in me but in them . So I make an effort to be nice, and almost always they are nice back and even leave with a smile on their

faces, which makes me feel good. I'd hate to be in a job where you

have to judge people or tell them what to do. Ijust like to help.

Ruth

Speaker E:

After school, I went to university and studied economics and then got a job in a large corporation. I stood it for a few years, but then I quitted. I just didn't fit in. The trouble was that there I wasn't good at being told what to do and how to do it. All around me were procedures that I had to follow, and they often didn't make sense. I could often see a better way

Martinof doing things, but my boss wanted me to stick to the procedures and not to break the rules. So I left my job, and then made my hobby my career. The great thing about my job is that I have to be creative. I

see a piece of land, whether part of an estate or a back yard in a city,

and think how to make the best of it in both practical and artistic terms, and although I enjoy the company of people, I love the freedom of working on the land.

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