Extract . . . Anyone Can Do It by Duncan Bannatyne has been by far the most successful book to emerge from the Dragons’ Den show. His structure here is predictable, with each chapter covering one of 43 potential hazards for new entrepreneurs. It’s hard to find fault with the central messages. And despite the [...]
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Extract . . . I built five businesses from the ground up. Each time in the process I found myself as a hostage of my business, never knowing how it would work out, how I would get off the treadmill, or most importantly, a firm date for when I could look forward to enjoying my [...]
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Extract . . . In a nutshell this book shows how to turn a business idea into reality fast with the right mindset and attitude. Featuring the stories of successful entrepreneurs, big-business owners and venture capitalists, it offers advice on getting started with a focus on speed and simplicity, putting “doing” over “planning”. Read more [...]
Extract . . . Making Money is built on profoundly simple ideas that have been around forever and ignored as being too simple to work. I’ve learned the hard way that the profound things are always simple and will revolutionize any business willing to give up complexity for effectiveness. Making Money helps business owners move [...]
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Extract . . . Digby Jones has been a central player in business and politics, with spells as CBI boss and, more recently, as a trade minister in Gordon Brown’s ill-fated “government of all the talents”. With typical modesty, he claims here that it’s because he did such a good job that the ministerial role [...]
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Extract . . . After a long career as a business reporter on the Wall Street Journal and Fortune, Erik Calonius has contributed to some of the most engaging business books in recent years, most notably collaborating with Dan Ariely on the influential bestseller on cognitive psychology, Predictably Irrational. Read more here: http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2011/6_June/books-ten-steps-ahead_64_10.html
Extract . . . Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography of Steve Jobs details the life, times and legacy of the co-founder of Apple who is regarded by some as the greatest entrepreneur of his generation. But reviewers are questioning whether it is a true representation of the man. Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/seealso/2011/10/review_round-up_is_steve_jobs.html
Extract . . . Sheldrake wants to be the man who defines the business of influence. He suggests firms should reorganise to cope with this increasingly important area, kicking off with a long list of all the professions involved. Read more here: http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2011/7_July_Aug/books-influence_64_11.html
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