My Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Inspiration

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Kogan Page Publishers, Apr 3, 2010 - Business & Economics - 192 pages

So what constitutes a good business idea? How do you look for one? And when you find one, how do you know if it's good enough to turn into a successful business?

My Big Idea tells the stories of 30 successful entrepreneurs and how they got the winning ideas for their successful businesses. Intriguing and encouraging, this insightful collection shows you that inspiration for that winning business idea is all around you. You just have to look carefully and spot it before someone else does. So what are you waiting for? Read My Big Idea and get ready for inspiration to strike.

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
1 Martyn Dawes founder of Coffee Nation
7
2 Judy Craymer creator of Mamma Mia
13
3 Stephen Waring founder of Green Thumb
19
4 Will King founder of King of Shaves
25
5 Deirdre Bounds founder of i to i
31
6 David Sanger founder of Rollover Hot Dogs
37
7 Anthony Ward Thomas founder of Ward Thomas Removals
43
16 Ian Wilson founder of WEXAS
97
17 Karen Darby founder of Simply Switch
103
18 Guy Schanshieff founder of Bambino Mio
109
19 Lucy Barker founder of Barker Brooks Media
115
20 Richard Tang founder of Zen Internet
121
21 Carole Nash founder of Carole Nash Insurance Consultants
127
22 Spencer Swaffer founder of Spencer Swaffer Antiques
133
23 Helen Colley founder of Farmhouse Fare
139

8 Lara Morgan founder of Pacific Direct
49
9 Paul Stanyer founder of HolidayTaxiscom
55
10 Robert Hughes founder of Wesco
61
11 Hilary Andrews founder of Mankind
67
12 David Salisbury founder of David Salisbury Conservatories
73
13 Karl Massey founder of Cottrills
79
14 Sally Preston founder of Babylicious
85
15 Will Ramsay founder of the Affordable Art Fair
91
24 Don Lewin founder of Clinton Cards
145
25 Chey Garland founder of Garland Call Centres
151
26 Andy Thornton founder of Andy Thornton Ltd
157
27 Nick Austin founder of Vivid Imaginations
163
28 Cheryl Grant founder of White Label Productions
169
29 Gordon Montgomery founder of Fopp
175
30 Mark Leatham founder of Leathams plc
181
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About the author (2010)

Rachel Bridge is the Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times . She writes the "How I Made It" column each week for the paper as well as regular features about entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses. An experienced journalist, she formerly worked for The Times and the Evening Standard. A regular speaker on the subject of entrepreneurs, she is also the author of the best-selling How I Made It and You Can Do It Too, (both also published by Kogan Page).

Bibliographic information

TitleMy Big Idea: 30 Successful Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Found Inspiration
AuthorRachel Bridge
PublisherKogan Page Publishers, 2010
ISBN0749461853, 9780749461850
Length192 pages
Subjects › 

Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship
Business & Economics / Small Business
  
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