My Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal how They Found InspirationIn this fascinating new book, 30 successful entrepreneurs explain how they turned their dreams into reality. They tell how they decided what to do, how they got started, how they found the money they needed and how they went about it. But they also reveal how they had doubts, made mistakes and encountered frustrations along the way. Importantly, they also explain how they overcame these difficulties and turn a dream into a commercially viable reality.Gutsy, inspiring and life affirming...if you have ever dreamt of starting up a business of your own, this book is for you. |
Contents
୯ Introduction | 1 |
Martyn Dawes founder of Coffee Nation ང | 7 |
Judy Craymer creator of Mamma Mia | 13 |
Stephen Waring founder of Green Thumb | 19 |
Will King founder of King of Shaves | 25 |
Deirdre Bounds founder of i to i | 31 |
David Sanger founder of Rollover Hot Dogs | 37 |
Anthony Ward Thomas founder of Ward | 43 |
Ian Wilson founder of WEXAS | 97 |
Karen Darby founder of Simply Switch | 103 |
Guy Schanschieff founder of Bambino Mio | 109 |
Lucy Barker founder of Barker Brooks Media | 115 |
Richard Tang founder of Zen Internet | 121 |
Carole Nash founder of Carole Nash Insurance | 127 |
Spencer Swaffer founder of Spencer Swaffer | 133 |
Helen Colley founder of Farmhouse Fare | 139 |
Lara Morgan founder of Pacific Direct | 49 |
Paul Stanyer founder of HolidayTaxis com | 55 |
Robert Hughes founder of Wesco | 61 |
Hilary Andrews founder of Mankind | 67 |
David Salisbury founder of David Salisbury | 73 |
Karl Massey founder of Cottrills | 79 |
Sally Preston founder of Babylicious | 85 |
Will Ramsay founder of the Affordable Art Fair | 91 |
Don Lewin founder of Clinton Cards | 145 |
Chey Garland founder of Garland Call Centres | 151 |
Andy Thornton founder of Andy Thornton Ltd | 157 |
Nick Austin founder of Vivid Imaginations | 163 |
Cheryl Grant founder of White Label Productions | 169 |
Gordon Montgomery founder of Fopp | 175 |
Mark Leatham founder of Leathams | 181 |
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My Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Rachel Bridge No preview available - 2006 |
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