Make Your First Million
Ditch the 9-5 and Start the Business of Your Dreams
Published on 4. April 2007
192 pages
978-1-84112-770-5 (ISBN)
Description
Thinking of starting your own business? You've come to the rightplace. Thousands of people take the plunge every year for thousandsof different reasons; the lifestyle, the opportunity to start overagain, the chance to make serious money. No one ever got richlining their boss's pockets. So you really want to go it alone?Here's how. Make Your First Million shows you how to set up yourbusiness the right way. It covers business plans, raising finance,financial planning, the opening days, working capital, growing yourbusiness, premises, staff, branching out, preparing for exit, andmuch, much more.
As presenter of Channel 4's Risking it All, serialentrepreneur Martin Webb has guided many fledgling businessesthrough the start-up process. His advice, tips and insider secretswill help you transform your dream into reality. Why spend yourlife working for the man when you could be out there making yourfirst million?
Reviews / Votes
"The book contains a lot of advice for those with ambitious growthplans in mind." (Growing Business, June 2007) "As a highly readable primer in the art of making a success of astart-up it takes some beating." ( Better Business,June 2007) "...a refreshing and enjoyable read." (Edge,November 2007)More details
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Person
Martin Webb made his fortune by selling C-Side, the leisurecompany he co-founded in 1993. In 2004 he set up People'sPubs - the first chain in the UK that gives all its profitsto local charities. As a serial entrepreneur, Martin has started astring of new companies. Martin is a presenter of Channel 4'sRisking It All, the last series of which was watched by 2.5million viewers. He is currently the face of Lloyds TSBbusiness insurance and is a regular columnist for the DailyTelegraph.
In his spare time, Martin has been a keen sailor for many years andcompleted a trans-atlantic crossing in 2003. He is currentlyworking towards his private pilot licence.
Content
Prologue: The false start.
Part 1.
1 Introduction.
2 Starting again.
3 Putting the idea into practice.
4 The opening days.
5 Building on success.
6 Branching out and preparing to exit.
7 And in conclusion.
Part 2.
Appendix: The Entrepreneur's Toolkit.
Item 1 The General Business Model and Working Capital.
Item 2 Risk Assessment.
Item 3 Getting the Start up Money.
Item 4 Drawing up the first rough financial plan.
Item 5 The decision to lease premises or buy them.
Item 6 Drawing up a detailed business plan.
Item 7 The formal documentation of staff appraisal.
Index.
