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14:44 Nov 22, 2009
English to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Other
English term or phrase:build on the run
You want to expand into other geographic locations, but it only makes sense if you can getestablished. If you do it from cold, from a standing start, it's arduous, it's expensive, it's thankless.
You need to identify who's already got the market and the respect of the clients you want.What if they introduced you, you could come out, and they could hold an open house for you, andin one incredible weekend, you make the acquaintance of two hundred people, and then you'd startwith twenty of them who have jobs for you, and you'd be building on the run.
You have got to spend time finding who already owns the market and has the respect. Maybe some incredible real estate person...or some incredible restaurateur.
Explanation: With twenty jobs lined up for a start, and more likely to follow, you would be building continuously, without wasting time waiting around between jobs.
Thank you for the correction in my translation, next time I will have to look deeper into the subject than I did with this one. Sorry for that.
By the way; Happy Thanks giving and Happy Hanaka to all of you and your families where ever you might be.
the paragraph is about getting your business established in a new location (1st sentence). In the same sentence "standing start" is mentioned. Standing start there means arriving at a new location with no business/orders/work waiting for you. So you would have to arrive and then advertise to get jobs... you end up spending time doing nothing while people learn you are there.
However, if you have your old clients (from a previous location) introduce you to new clients or hold an open house for you so you can meet clients from the new location... when you arrive at your new location you will be known and have work waiting for you. So you arrive "running".
This is how I understand the sentence...
"You need to identify who's already got the market"+" you'd start with twenty of them who have jobs for you" It is not talking about customers but the services you offer.,Building, producing...
Explanation: built on a run meaning it was built with a speed and hurry....
the sentence before the explains actually the matter clearly
" then you'd start with twenty of them who have jobs for you, and you'd be building on the run.
You have got to spend time finding who already owns the market and has the respect. "
kolya Works in field Native speaker of: Danish, Farsi (Persian)
Explanation: With twenty jobs lined up for a start, and more likely to follow, you would be building continuously, without wasting time waiting around between jobs.
Jack Doughty Local time: 19:46 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 240
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