English Idiom: Going concern
ArtisanEnglish.jp has been a going concern for a little over two years now. Wow! Time flies.
On Monday last week, ArtisanEnglish.jp had its second anniversary. That’s right; it continues to grow, albeit slowly.
A business that is successful and growing is usually called a going concern.
Although ArtisanEnglish.jp is still just a one-person operation, it is successful (I’ll pat myself on the back here) and not losing money.
I don’t mean to toot my own horn too much, but it is the second anniversary after all.
I guess we could say that ArtisanEnglish seems to have legs and is on the road to success.
Many businesses in Japan are not very successful at all. These businesses can only survive with tax cuts and government subsidies. We call them zombie companies.
Don’t worry, ArtisanEnglish.jp will never be a zombie company.
I don’t think the Japanese government would ever give me any money anyway.
That means my only option is to remain a going concern and that’s just fine with me.
