Mr. Simms, a finance professional, says he didn't have any friends or relatives who could help out. He also couldn't afford to hire someone with the Web-design skills his start-up idea demanded.

从事金融工作的西姆斯说，他的创业项目需要一个会设计网页的人，他的朋友或亲戚中没人能帮上忙，他也没钱雇人来做。

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During his stay in the hospital, the finance professional came up with the idea to start a film festival.

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Recent experience suggests it takes little more than two years for such a start-up to formulate an innovative business idea, establish a web presence and begin to dominate its chosen sector.

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