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Becoming a proper incubator has proved tricky.
成為一個(gè)真正的孵化器非常困難的。
Hypercube in Zimbabwe closed in 2015 after operating for less than two years, having failed to find a sustainable business model.
因?yàn)闆]能找到一個(gè)可持續(xù)的商業(yè)模式，津巴布韋的超立方體中心經(jīng)營(yíng)不到兩年就在2015年倒閉了。
A seed fund and incubator based in Nairobi called 88mph closed in 2015 after struggling along for four years; its Nigerian spin-off, 440. NG, was discontinued after the first cohort graduated—the return on capital to the founder was insufficient.
總部位于內(nèi)羅畢的88mph種子基金和孵化器掙扎了四年后也在2015年關(guān)閉；因?yàn)榈谝慌С终叩馁Y本回報(bào)不足撤出，它的尼日利亞分部440.NG也被關(guān)閉。
Only one genuine incubator, Raizcorp in South Africa, is profitable without grant funding.
只有一個(gè)真正的孵化器是位于南非的Raizcorp，沒有依靠補(bǔ)助資金而盈利。
Almost all are waiting for their first big payout.
幾乎所有人都在等待他們的第一筆大支出。
Many incubators lack experienced mentors to guide young businesses.
許多孵化器缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的導(dǎo)師指導(dǎo)年輕的企業(yè)。
In a country like Ethiopia, home to few internationally successful businesses, finding qualified staff is a headache.
像在埃塞俄比亞這樣本土少有國(guó)際上成功企業(yè)的國(guó)家，找到有資歷的員工是一個(gè)難題。
Even in more sophisticated Nigeria, mentors can be substandard.
即使在較為先進(jìn)的尼日利亞，導(dǎo)師們也不合格。
Some actively harm young startups by, for example, pushing them into raising capital too early.
例如，一些導(dǎo)師鼓動(dòng)初創(chuàng)公司過早籌集資金，對(duì)其造成了不利影響。
Just as entrepreneurs need decent mentors, incubators need good entrepreneurs if they are to make any money.
正如企業(yè)家需要有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的顧問一樣，孵化器要賺錢就需要好的企業(yè)家。
In Africa, says Nicolas Friederici of Oxford University, incubators have disappointed because they are a supply-side solution: there are still too few promising startups in need of their services.
牛津大學(xué)的Nicolas Friederici說，在非洲，孵化器因其只是提供解決方案而失望：因?yàn)樾枰麄兎?wù)的有前途的初創(chuàng)公司太少了。
Many of the best entrepreneurs have already left for other places.
許多最優(yōu)秀的企業(yè)家已經(jīng)離開去其他地方。
When Michael Oluwagbemi set up Wennovation Hub in Lagos in 2011, he found he had to teach wannabe entrepreneurs how to write applications and design websites before he could even launch the formal incubation programme.
2011年，當(dāng)Michael Oluwagbemi在拉各斯建立Wennovation Hub時(shí)，他發(fā)現(xiàn)在他認(rèn)為能推出正式孵化項(xiàng)目前，不得不教那些想成為企業(yè)家的人們?nèi)绾尉帉憫?yīng)用程序和設(shè)計(jì)網(wǎng)站。
“The incubator in Africa is basically a finishing school and four months of it is not enough,” he says.
他說：“孵化器在非洲基本上是一所精修學(xué)校，四個(gè)月時(shí)間是不夠的。”
譯文來源考研英語時(shí)事閱讀
