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Wake Up and Change Your Life Hardcover – Import, January 1, 2008

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Duncan Bannatyne reveals how to set up a business and make it a great success. Having started out with ice cream van, he knows exactly how it can be doneand how to avoid the pitfalls along the way. In a series of clear and easy-to-follow chapters, Duncan removes the barriers to getting started as an entrepreneur, and helps to plan a way forward through those potentially difficult early days. He shows that there is no substitute for hard work, and insists that you must be completely honest with yourself about your own strengths and weaknesses if you are to succeed. He outlines the key attributes you will need and how you can develop them to achieve your dreams. Backed with fascinating examples from his own career and case studies from a wide range of other entrepreneurs, this book provides the perfect wake-up call for you to change your life for the better.

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296
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English
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Orion
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2008
January 1
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6.3 x 1.0 x 9.6
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0752891413
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978-0752891415
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An inspiring guide for any would-be entrepreneur * CANDIS * --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Duncan Bannatyne is the author of Anyone Can Do It. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orion (January 1, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0752891413
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0752891415
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.02 x 9.57 inches

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Duncan Bannatyne is the former stoker in the Navy who built up his own business empire and is now worth £310 million and is a star of the TV series Dragons' Den. His first book, Anyone Can Do It, was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback and paperback.

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philr_42

Well worth a read

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2014

I liked it plenty of tips for anyone wanting to go into business. Practical and sensible ideas for running a profit making business. I found it easy to read and enjoyable.

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MENICOS MAVROMMATIS

very nice book with good references for Uk startups

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I liked the plain language and explanations
For uk people that would be a great reference
For non-uk people it will need some extra work to get similar links and references

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Paul Simister

Recommended for anyone thinking about starting a business

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2015

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This book provides the inspiration for you to move from thinking and talking about starting your own business to actually making the commitment to literally change your life.

It's a no nonsense guide to getting your idea developed and your business started.

There's no doubt that Duncan Bannatyne has had an interesting life and done remarkably well from it and while this isn't an autobiography, he does share some of his own story. He wasn't born with the normal advantages which you may think you need to be a hugely successful entrepreneur. His family wasn't rich, he left school without any qualifications, he was dishonourably discharged from the Royal Navy and he admits that he bummed around for ten years before he showed any entrepreneurial flair.

The message is that if he can do it, then so can you.

Chapter 1 focuses on Removing the Barriers - whatever is stopping you from starting a business.
Chapter 2 is about The Idea for your business and how you can find it and check that it's a good one. He lists the ten reasons why some new businesses fail and the seven myths about starting a new business.
Chapter 3 looks at You to make sure that you're made of the right stuff to be a business owner.
Chapter 4 looks at your business plan and why you should do it and not pass it on to someone else. I thought some of his comments about the Profit & Loss account and cash flow were confusing.
Chapter 5 on Raising Finance is excellent. It starts with finding the funds needed from your own resources, moves on to bank finance, other sources of funds and then to business angels and finally venture capitalists.
Chapter 6 is Running Your Business which is a wide ranging chapter covering the business name, branding, the legal form of the business, premises, hiring staff and VAT. There are some useful tips here but the book starts to feel a little superficial in its coverage.
Chapter 7 is Growing Your Business which is about marketing and building your team. Again there are some interesting tips but it's a brief summary of huge topics.
Chapter 8 is called Millionaire and looks at how you turn your successful business into big money by selling it, floating it on the stock market or stepping back and retaining ownership but passing the management over to someone else.

The main strength of this book is in the first five chapters which make it an ideal primer for anyone thinking about starting a business. While it's an interesting read, it is much less relevant for business owners who already have their businesses up and running and want to improve performance.

The book is recommended for anybody who is thinking about starting a business and especially for those who love the Dragons Den TV programme.

About my book reviews - I aim to be a tough reviewer because the main cost of a book is not the money to buy it but the time needed to read it and absorb the key messages. 4 stars means this is a good to very good book.

Paul Simister, a business coach who helps business owners who are stuck, get unstuck.

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Lynneda K. Geraghty

Inspiring and Helpful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2016

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I bought this second hand from The Book Depository on Amazon, in very good condition and well delivered. Although the technical and financial advice and information at long out of date in some instances, the information still gives some very good leads to raising backing and ideas on where and how to look.

More importantly and unaffected by how long ago the book was written or not is the actual business and mind-set information and guidance Duncan Bannatyne gives. He is incredibly inspiring and has the knack of putting matters into clear perspective and taking out any and all of the unnerving ideas about starting your own business and building it up.

He keeps his information clear, simple, real and "on earth" and helps a person understand that this kind of thing is done everyday and is worth going for, on your own behalf. Why slog your life away for someone else and making them rich, when you could be slogging your life away for yourself - and possibly enjoying the fullest benefits of it? Lol. But he is right. The more people are doing this for themselves, the more say and control of all types they get over their days and earnings.

Very inspiring and very helpful. I have passed this to my sister, who has been teetering on the edge of starting her own "thing" for several years now, but it now out there looking for the right premises; and to my daughter, who is currently studying Business at A-level and now wants to pursue it at University.

Just to strengthen you inside, to help you see the mysterious "starting a business" for what it is, and to inspire you to try for yourself at last, this book is very worth reading.

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HORIZON ART

Down to earth business book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2013

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Duncan Bannatyne is one of those people you either love or hate. A harsh, hard nosed businessman that doesn't suffer fools gladly, but when you delve deeper, you realise he is a self made man that has spotted opportunities and acted on them.

Without spoiling the read for anyone, Duncan's 'career' started off with him being dishonourably discharged from the Navy at an early age. From there he goes to eventually becoming a multi millionaire. This book isn't a guide to 'get rich quick' schemes, it isn't a high powered motivational bible, nor is it pure autobiography. What it does teach, is that spotting opportunities and acting on them can be a very rewarding experience.

The book is full of contributions from other well known business people and is a relaxed, easy going guide to delving into the world of business and becoming an entrepreneur. I wouldn't say this book on its own will change your life, as that takes effort on your own part, but is shows how Duncan with little money, not much education and with not much help from the financial institutions overcame those constraints to become one of the countries best known businessmen.

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S. M. Nottage

Good weekend read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2009

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The strengths of this book are the many real life case studies of entrepreneurs told in the first person and the lack of jargon - Duncan just tells it like it is: you need a reasonable idea and lots of hard graft. It would be handy if the case studies had their own index, as they're handy to refer back to, although there is an excellent index. It can be a bit repetitive (about Duncan's own success) and he can come across as a bit FIGJAM - but as he's a multi millionnaire and I'm not, I'll give him his dues. His 'Anyone Can Do It' title is a more compelling read but this book is more useful in terms of learning about how to become a successful entrepreneur. I have read a few business books and still learned some good tips, e.g. 'factoring' charges and it was re-assuring to hear from others how long they struggled for without throwing in the towel.

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Mr. R. Malhotra

Wake up to Starting your Own Business

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2017

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Duncan Bannatyne, What can you say about him that hasn't been already said!!! he like Marmite you either love him or you hate him, but you cannot ignore him. Self Made Multi-Millionaire Entrepreneur (i.e or SMEMS an acroynym he uses to descrbe himself and fellow entrepreneurs) Ex-Dragons Den Investor,Speaker,Author and Founder of 4 successful multi-million businesses ranging from Ice Cream Vans to Care Homes,Childrens Nurseries and his current venture Gyms and Health Clubs and he also owns a Hotel as well. Despite his current troubles (i.e. His last book was "Riding the Storm" also another fantastic book and hes still worth £200 Million!!). This book even though written back in 2008 is I still feel is even more relevant today and Duncan gives you a step by step plan and makes you aware that forget "Get Rich Quick" and that you will have "Work Harder then you ever did as an Employee!!" However you can "Work Smart as well as Working Hard!!"
I still recommend you buy,study and act and implement on his advice!!!

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