Liz Barclay writes for several monthly small business magazines and wrote a personal finance column for the News of the World. She has presented You & Yours on BBC Radio 4 for ten years as well as 'Call You & Yours' and Pick of the Week.
Liz's TV experience includes three series of The Small Business Programme and The Business Hour on BBC2 - programmes for people who run SMEs, drawing on the experiences of other SMEs. Liz Barclay’s radio experience spans the airwaves in the UK with In Business on BBC Radio 4 covering weekly business issues and Work It Out for BBC Radio 5 Live on employment issues.
As a journalist Liz also writes on personal finance and small business including Moneywise, The Mail, The Express, News of the World and BBC News Online Business website.
Acknowledgements | p. v |
The Life and Times of Duncan Bannatyne | p. 1 |
Anyone Can Do It | p. 17 |
... As long as you're determined, work hard and take responsibility for your company. | |
Know Yourself and Fill in the Gaps | p. 29 |
Do your SWOT test and build your business around your strengths. Employ people with the skills and attributes you're lacking. | |
The Right Ideas Are Everywhere You Look | p. 39 |
Take the Government's shilling and build businesses the Government's paying for; there are advantages to red tape. Change brings opportunity to quick-thinking, flexible entrepreneurs. | |
Don't Skimp on the Research | p. 51 |
From ice cream to hotels and fitness centres, children's nurseries and radio stations - if you do your research right, you can make them all successful. | |
Plan Your Enterprise | p. 61 |
From the back of the fag packet calculation to the big picture - plan, plan, plan. | |
Never Mind the Atrium! | p. 71 |
It's all about location, location, location. Build in the right place and use all your space effectively. | |
Have the Right People by Your Side | p. 81 |
Employ the right people - they're your key to success. Pay bonuses, train good staff and promote internally, but above all - learn to delegate. | |
Make Money, Expand Rapidly, Then Make More Money | p. 95 |
A lot of nurturing and even more debt grows businesses. Borrow and make more money. Check out the competition and buy them out. Invest in other business ideas. | |
Put Your Name Over the Door | p. 115 |
It's your name on the line and you can't afford to get it wrong. Your brand and reputation keep the customers coming back, whether it's 99s or fitness centres. | |
Give It All Away Before You Die | p. 127 |
Charity work and encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs. | |
Duncan Bannatyne and BBC's Dragons' Den | p. 137 |
Recession? What Recession? | p. 153 |
The Last Word | p. 155 |
Notes | p. 157 |
Reading List | p. 161 |
Index | p. 165 |
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