小学英语 英语故事（名人故事）Teen Entrepreneurs.doc

1TeenEntrepreneursLikealotofcollegefreshmen,SeanBelnickhasajob.Heworksforacompanythatbringsinmorethan$20milliondollarsayear.ButBelnickisnotjustanotheremployee;heisalsothecompany’sowner.“Westartedoffwithacoupleofordersadayanditjustmushroomed迅速成长fromthere,”Belnicksays.Belnick’scompanysellsofficechairsonline,andmaintainsahugewarehouse仓库，货栈ofinventory存货，详细目录.Butitallstartedinhisbedroom,whenhewas15yearsold.“Ialwayshadanentrepreneurial企业家的，创业者的spirit,”saysBelnick.Infact,moreteensthaneveraretappingintotheirentrepreneurialspirit.AccordingtoanewJuniorAchievementsurveyofmorethan1,400teenagers,71percentsaidtheywouldliketobeself-employedoneday.What’smore,expertssay,kidshaveahugeadvantageasentrepreneursbecausetheyknowtheweb,andunderstandtheworkingsofnetworksitessuchasFacebookandMyspace.“[Teenagers]intuitively直观地，直觉地understandthepowerandpotentialofusingweb-basedservicesfordistribution,formarketing,foroutreach延伸，拓广--forconnections,”saysAndreaHershatter,EmoryUniversity.“Theyareincrediblenetworkerswhohaveaverylargenumberofhumanresourcesintermsof依据，按照theirpeersattheirdisposal.”“That’sthewholethingwiththeInternetreally,”saysBelnick.“Anyonecanputawebsiteup,anditlooksprofessional.Butthere’snothingsayingthatthere’sa20-year-oldkidbehindit.WhichisthebiggestthingabouttheInternet…youcancreateyourowncredibility.”Expertssayparentsshouldencourageentrepreneurshipintheirkids,whetherit’smowinglawnsorrunninganonlinebusiness.Theymaynotmakemillions,buttheywilllearnalotaboutmanagingabusinessandwhatittakestoturnaprofit.“Ithinktheylearn,theygrow,theymature,”saysHershatter.“Iftheyarenotenrichedfinancially,thenatleastthey[willbe]enrichedintermsoflifeexperiencesthatwillservethemforever,”saysHershatter.