You Can Do It Too: The 20 Essential Things Every Budding Entrepreneur Should Know

by Rachel Bridge

Review "If you are a budding entrepreneur this book should be on your bookself. It is essential reading for anyone who dreams of running their own business. Rachel Bridge has written a practical guide to maximizing your chances of success in a very clear and informative way. A must-read." Peter Jones, business guru and star of BBC s Dragons Den Starting up a new business is a high-risk venture, so how can you improve you chances of getting it right? The secret is to learn from those who have already done it. You Can Do It Too is an inspirational masterclass for budding entrepreneurs. It focuses on the 20 key elements needed to make your new business succeed, illustrated by real-life entrepreneurial success stories. Giles Henschel (Olives Et Al) Ross Lee (The Barcode Warehouse) Thea Green (Nails Inc) Sanjay Bhandari (Farmacia Urban Healing) Adam Pritchard (Pomegreat) Oliver Brendon (ATD Travel Services) Laura Tenison (Jojo Maman Bebe) Loyd Hitchmough (Cheshire Cookers) Jan Smith (EOL IT Services) Annabel Karmel (Annabel Karmel Group) Richard Downs (lglu.com) Justine Cather (Burnt Sugar) James Murray Wells (Glasses Direct) Hilary Devey (Pall-Ex) James Hibbert (Dress2Kill) Robyn Jones (Charlton House) Neil Duttson (Duttson Tocks) Sean Phelan (Multimap) David Speakman (Travel Consellors) Edward Perry (Cook) You Can Do It Too is a sequel to the best-selling titles How I Made It and My Big Idea, also published by Kogan Page. About Rachel Bridge is the Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times, a British newspaper. She writes the "How I Made It" column each week as well as regular features about entrepreneurs and small and growing businesses. A regular speaker on the subject of entrepreneurs, she is also the author of the best-selling How I Made It and My Big Idea, (both Kogan Page).

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Rachel Bridge is the former Enterprise Editor of The Sunday Times and has written eight books about entrepreneurship, personal development and smart thinking. She has taken two solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has an MA (Hons) in Economics from Cambridge University.

Reviews

[Kay-em · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written stories about entrepreneurs who built businesses from scratch. Lots of practical lessons that can be applied in any business start up