Unit 1: An Entrepreneurial English-Speaking World Flashcards
What percentage of US entrepreuneurs have a bachelor degree or higher?
80%
How many Australian people run their business from home?
800 000 people
How many women lead or co-lead businesses in Canada ?
1/3 = A third
How many Canadian in the private sector work in SME?
9 out of 10
What is the English word for “Chiffre d’affaires”?
Turnover
On avaerage, how many new buisnesses are started each year in Canada ?
8413
How many SME are there in Canada?
1,2 millions
What part of UK is the most successful in terms of business?
South East Britain
How many Australians rely on small businesses for they living?
7.5 millions
Where did the first Australian settlers come from?
They were convicts coming from England.
What is the Silk Road ?
Historically, the Silk Roads were a network of trade linking the Chinese world to the Mediterranean basin, since Antiquity. Exchanges of arts, religions, cultures, ideas and technologies.
What is the turnover ?
Chiffre d’affaires
How many British budding entrepeneurs came to the USA in 1609 to live the American Dream ?
109
who painted American Progress
John Gast
What is the French for forerunner?
Précurseur
Why did the budding entrepreners come to the USA ?
They came to live a better life
What is the Silk road
La route de la soie
what is a french for forerunners ?
précurseurs
What does American Progress want to show?
It wants to show the change between the old and new era with new technology (steam engine, telephone etc…)
what does the woman in the painting represent?
She depicts progress.
At the beginning, how many km measured the silk road?
8000 km
What’s the allegory of the angel woman in the painting?
It’s the allegory of progress
On average, how long do entrepreneurs work per week?
66 hours
How many Australians run their business from home?
800000
