1) to run a business: lập công ty và điều hành nó

2) To be my own boss: làm chủ

3) From scratch: từ đầu
4) to follow someone's footsteps: theo gót ai đó
5) a family-run business: doanh nghiệp gia đình

Although I haven't graduated from university, I desire to run a business. I see

many bright scenarios of being my own boss, so I decided to be more
entrepreneurial by opening an English center last year from scratch. My mom
said I should follow my father's footsteps to become a manager for my
family-run business. However, I am not into it and made up my mind to follow
my heart.
→desire: khao khát
Bright scenarios: kịch bản tươi sáng
Entrepreneurial:

6) To make a profit: kiếm lời

7) To raise a company profile: làm cho nhiề u người biế t về doanh nghiệp
8) To take on employees: tuyển nhân viên
9) To benefit a great deal from: có lợi nhiều từ
10) To go belly up : phá sản

During the first 3 months, it didn't make any profit, so I had to raise my company
profile by launching more advertising campaigns and taking on new productive
employees. I was really lucky to hire Peter who is now my right-hand man.
Thanks to his creativity, my company has benefited a great deal from his
outstanding ideas, otherwise, we could have gone belly up.
→launch:
· launch something to start an activity, especially an organized one
to launch an appeal/an inquiry/an investigation/a campaign
to launch an attack/invasion
· launch something to make a product available to the public for the first
time
a party to launch his latest novel
The new model will be launched in July.

11) To go back to the drawing board: quay lại làm từ đầu

12) To launch a new product: tung ra một sản phẩm mới
13) To lay someone off : sa thải ai đó
14) To maximize your potential: phát huy tối đa khả năng

Prior to launching a new product, I have always devoted a great deal of time
and efforts to it because I don't want to go back to the drawing board. I have
never laid anyone off. Instead, I motivate them so that they can maximize their
potential.