Got a pen handy? To best estimate your start-up costs, you’ll need to make a list and the more detailed the better. A smart way

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问题     Got a pen handy? To best estimate your start-up costs, you’ll need to make a list and the more detailed the better. A smart way to start is to【C1】______everything you’ll need, from【C2】______goods (such as inventory, equipment and fixtures) to professional services (such as remodeling, advertising and legal work). Then, start【C3】______how much you’ll need to pay for all those goods and services.
    Some of the expenses【C4】______during the start-up phase will be one-time costs, such as the fee for printing【C5】______your brochures, creating your LLC or acquiring a permit, while others will be【C6】______, such as rent, insurance or employees’ salaries. In【C7】______, it’s best to use a two-step process. First,【C8】______an estimate of one-time costs needed to get your doors open, and then develop an operating【C9】______for the first six months or even the first year of the business.
    【C10】______you’re still having trouble figuring out how much money you need, do【C11】______on other companies in your industry and region of the country. Talk to their owners about【C12】______they figured out start-up costs and ask【C13】______about expenses they forgot. The Small Business Administration offers free【C14】______through its Small Business Development Centres and its【C15】______, SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). You can also seek advice from an accountant or attorney【C16】______to dealing with small businesses.
    When in doubt about your projections, you should always【C17】______on the side of overestimating your up-front investment cost and【C18】______sales. Eric Van Merkensteijn, a University of Pennsylvania business professor who left【C19】______in the late 1990s to open a restaurant in Philadelphia, offers this advice; Figure out your start-up costs, then double that number. Then double it again. Only then will you have a(n)【C20】______number, says the professor, who closed the business in 2004 and returned to campus.
【C1】

选项 A、brainwash
B、brainstorm
C、dominate
D、demonstrate

答案B

解析 动词辨析题。本段开头指出,为了最好地估算出自己的创业成本,你需要列个清单,越详细越好。本句提出,聪明的办法是——你所需要的一切,B)brainstorm“动脑筋想出”符合句意。A)brainwash“对……进行洗脑”;C)dominate“支配,控制”;D)demonstrate“说明;展示”。
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