It can be hard for a start-up entrepreneur to get into manufacturing. The capital investment needs are steep, the technical knowledge considerable, and often one must wait to get paid. It was partly for those reasons that I have instead focused on service opportunities that directly serve the consumer, such as the hospitality industry, with low working capital needs. Yet the idea of making tangible products still holds enormous appeal.
一个刚开始创业的企业家要进入制造业可能很难。这一行需要投入大量资本,具备丰富的技术知识,而且收款往往需要一定周期。在一定程度上就是出于这些原因,我才主要关注服务行业中的商机——其特点是直接为消费者提供服务,例如酒店业,并且所需营运资本也较少。然而,制造有形产品的想法仍有着巨大吸引力。
From Richard Arkwright to Henry Ford, the early manufacturers were small enterprises founded by individuals. But over the past century, manufacturing has been increasingly dominated by companies with the necessary financial and technical resources. Globalisation has increased that trend since the 1980s. Yet thanks to new technologies such as 3D printing, there may be a new industrial revolution that will enable small operators to compete with the giants again.
从理查德·阿克赖特(Richard Arkwright)到亨利·福特(Henry Ford),早期的制造企业都是由个人创建的小企业。但过去100年来,制造业逐渐被具备必要财力和技术资源的企业所主宰。自上世纪80年代以来,全球化加剧了这一趋势。然而,由于3D打印等新技术的出现,一场新工业革命可能正在到来,小型经营者将可重新与大企业展开竞争。
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