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Getting things done
My Way - Duncan Bannatyne
With first-chapter allusions to
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At 30, Duncan Bannatyne
martial arts, "flow", "mind like had no money and was en-
water", and other concepts joying life on the beaches of
borrowed from the East, Jersey. He saw a story of
you'd almost think this self- someone who had made
helper from David Allen himself a millionaire, and
should have been called decided to do the same.
Zen and the Art of Schedule Five years later he had
Maintenance. done it, and now he is
Not quite. Yes, Getting Things
ngs
worth 168 million. In this
Done offers a complete system for downloading all those remarkable book,
free-floating gotta-dos clogging your brain into a sophis- Bannatyne relives his colourful path to riches, from ice
ticated framework of files and action lists--all purportedly cream salesman to multi-millionaire, explaining how any-
to free your mind to focus on whatever you're working one could take the same route as he did - if they really
on. However, it still operates from the decidedly Western want to. Hugely articulate, and with numerous fasci-
notion that if we could just get really, really organised, we nating and revealing stories to tell, this is an autobiogra-
could turn ourselves into 24/7 productivity machines. phy and a business book unlike any other - but then
Thank goodness this is captured on a straightforward, Bannatyne isn't like any other businessman
one-page flowchart that you can pin over your desk.
Start your Business Week by Week
‘Start Your Business Week by Week" is written in such a projects of your life.
clear and friendly way that you can't help being drawn This book is written by an
into the excitement of becoming an entrepreneur. entrepreneur for en-
Breaking down the process into weekly steps makes it trepreneurs. Everything in-
suddenly seem more achievable, and I'm sure many side is tried and tested
more people will be encouraged to turn their ideas into reality, not academic theory.
their own businesses as a result." Tony Blair This is your moment. And
"I wish I'd had this when I started the gadget shop." this is the book to show you
Jonathan Elviidge, founder of The Gadget Shop how.
Setting up a new business is a daunting task, 400,000 "Steve Parks is probably
in the UK do it every year , yet millions more are put off be- the best person I know to advise you on
fore they ever begin to trade. Once you've done it, it seems starting your own business. He has interviewed most of the
actually quite straightforward. But knowing where to start best entrepreneurs alive today and also set up his own
and what to do is impossible, there is a mountain to climb successful business. This is a practical real-life guide that
and you are lost at the bottom. Not any more. can be your ‘virtual’ mentor as you start up your business."
Each week for six months this book will tell you what John Barnes, serial entrepreneur behind Harry Rams-
you should be doing. Split into weekly sections that include den’s Fish and Chips, La Tasca tapas restaurants, and
explanations of the weeks' requirements, a checklist, use- many other businesses
ful contact information, a glossary, a case study of an en- Steve Parks began his career as a journalist and pre-
trepreneur, and suggestions for further reading material senter for BBC Radio. His work has been broadcast on
This book will take you through the whole process from Radio 4, Radio 5-Live, Radio 1, Radio 2, BBC TV and the
brainstorming and refining your business ideas, registering ‘Today’ programme. He left the BBC to form his own com-
your company, opening a bank account to finding your first pany, initially to continue producing programmes for BBC
customer and keeping records. Network Radio, but the company then evolved and grew
This book will ensure you know what you should be intoRed Audio, the UK’s leading publisher of business
doing and when, it's like having a super-efficient project audio.
manager by your side as you tackle one of the biggest
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