The New Rules of Business
Leading entrepreneurs reveal their secrets for success
Published on 25. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-906659-16-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is the ultimate guide to winning in business. Drawing on the experiences of some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs and corporate executives, it sheds light on the cut and thrust of commercial relationships and provides a candid insight into what it takes to thrive as an entrepreneur. Themes include the role of failure, luck and risk, people, power, money, greed and ambition. Together, it reveals the essential underlying truths which define business in the twenty-first century. The book contains thoughts, anecdotes and advice from 36 business people drawn from a variety of backgrounds and career paths. Multi-millionaire heads of billion-pound businesses rub shoulders with chief executives of some of the world's biggest blue-chip companies. Also featured are celebrity investors, business TV show contestants, and even those who have fallen foul of the business rules and survived to tell the tale. It is a must read for anyone wanting to grow a business, become wealthy and powerful, or make a meteoric push up the career ladder.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Petersfield
United Kingdom
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-906659-16-5 (9781906659165)
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Person
Dan Matthews was born in Epsom, Surrey, and educated at Glyn School and Keele University where he achieved a masters degree in global security studies. After a stint as a defence reporter, he turned to business journalism and since 2001 has held senior editorial positions at some of the UK's biggest newspaper and magazine publishers.
Dan writes for the broadsheet press including the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian newspapers, as well as a long list of magazines and websites. He is the founder of Minutehack.com, a website for people building businesses.
Dan is an avid observer of business issues and has made a string of television and radio appearances in the UK. He has interviewed more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, politicians and senior lobbyists, including Gordon Brown, William Hague, Sir Ming Campbell, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Gordon Ramsay and Peter Jones.
Dan writes for the broadsheet press including the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian newspapers, as well as a long list of magazines and websites. He is the founder of Minutehack.com, a website for people building businesses.
Dan is an avid observer of business issues and has made a string of television and radio appearances in the UK. He has interviewed more than 1,000 entrepreneurs, politicians and senior lobbyists, including Gordon Brown, William Hague, Sir Ming Campbell, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Gordon Ramsay and Peter Jones.
Content
About the Author Introduction THE ENTREPRENEURS Ajaz Ahmed, AKQA Syed Ahmed, The Apprentice Sarah Beeny, Property Ladder Lord Karan Bilimoria, Cobra Beer Brad Burton, 4Networking James Caan, Dragons' Den Gerry Calabrese, The Hoxton Pony Rupert Clevely, Geronimo Inns Max Clifford, PR Mark Constantine, Lush Michelle Dewberry, The Apprentice Sir Tom Farmer, Kwik-Fit Anthony Ganjou, Curb Dawn Gibbins, Flowcrete David Gold, Ann Summers Wayne Hemingway, Red or Dead Jennifer Irvine, The Pure Package Peter Jones, Dragons' Den Kanya King, MOBO Awards Martha Lane Fox, Lastminute.com Steve Leach, Bigmouthmedia Deborah Meaden, Dragons' Den Adrian Moorhouse, Lane4 Charlie Mullins, Pimlico Plumbers Simon Nixon, Moneysupermarket.com Kavita Oberoi, Oberoi Consulting Sam Malin, Madagascar Oil Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers Keith Potts, Jobsite Ian Powell, PwC Doug Richard, Dragons' Den Craig Sams, Green & Black's Rob Shreeve, One Alfred Place Gil Steyaert, Adidas Ashley Ward, Wharfedale Mark Zaleski, DailyMotion THE RULES Starting a Business Customers and Competition Family Businesses Luck Leadership Marketing and PR Money People and Employees Planning and Strategy Recessions Sales and Selling