
Now in paperback
- Start It Up by Luke Johnson 2012's most inspiring guide to running your own business Running your own business is nowhere near as tough as you might think So what are you waiting for? Luke Johnson is Britain's busiest tycoon with a personal fortune estimated at GBP120 million From Pizza Express & Channel 4 to his incisive Financial Times column Johnson has spent two decades on the business frontline In Start It Up Johnson sets out to inspire
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- every budding entrepreneur He tackles the issues that really matter finding the right idea sourcing funds & getting the best from the people you meet on the way
- chiefly yourself'A must-read for inspiring entrepreneurs probably the best book available on the subject' John McLaren Management Today' Part rant part outpouring of useful knowledge gleaned from 20 very successful years in business There is a great deal here that is good' Richard Reed co-founder of Innocent Drinks Financial Times' For the budding entrepreneur this clear thoughtful & passionate how-to guide will be an excellent first investment' Economist Luke Johnson is one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs with an estimated personal fortune of GBP120 million He is Chairman of Risk Capital Partners & The Royal Society of Arts & a former Chairman of Channel 4 Television He writes columns for the Financial Times & Management Today In the 1990s he was Chairman of Pizza Express which he grew from 12 restaurants to over 250; he also founded the Strada pizzeria chain & owns Giraffe & Patisserie Valerie He lives in London & is married with three children