Product Description

At 30, Duncan Bannatyne had no money and was enjoying life on the beaches of Jersey. He saw a story of someone who had made himself a millionaire, and decided to do the same himself. Five years later he had done it, and now he is worth 168 million. In this remarkable book, Bannatyne relives his colourful path to riches, explaining how anyone could take the same route as he did - if they really want to. In the book, we see how he started out as an ice cream salesman, and built up that business, before moving on to other areas. Hugely articulate, and with numerous fascinating and revealing stories to tell, this is an autobiography and a business book unlike any other - but then Bannatyne isn't like any other businessman, either.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63511 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-12
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Review
Interview with Duncan in business section of DAILY TELEGRAPH on 9 September which mentioned the book. Press THE EXPRESS - 2 pages feature plus photo 14 Oct THE GUARDIAN (business section) 'My Mentor' DAILY MAIL 'Weekend Magazine' 'What My Father Taught Me' Running date tbc. PA FEATURES - interview - date tbc. SUNDAY TIMES - mention in an interview with last year's winner of THE APPRENTICE, Michelle Dewberry (15 Oct) Radio BBC RADIO 2 Chris Evans Show - interview 9 Oct TALK RADIO - Ian Collins Show - interview 17 Oct VIRGIN RADIO - Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show - date tbc. BBC RADIO SCOTLAND (Fred MacAulay Show) - interview 19 Oct BBC LONDON (Jono Coleman) - interview 2 Nov TV GMTV (LK Today) - 17 Oct 8 OUT OF 10 CATS with Jimmy Carr, CHANNEL 4 - 3 Nov. Magazines BUILDING MAGAZINE 'Wonders & Blunders' running date tbc FIRST Magazine 'My Favourite Book' Duncan will be doing bookshop signings in December in London (Leadenhall Market and Canary Wharf) and Darlington.

About the Author
Duncan Bannatyne is the former stoker in the Navy who built up his own business empire and is now a star of the TV series Dragon's Den.

Customer Reviews

A good man and a good story.
I met Duncan and his children some years ago and have followed his career with interest - at that time he was fairly well established in the care homes sector, and already a wealthy man. It wasn't that that impressed me though, it was the dedication to his children which shone out. He is a 100% family man, and though his TV persona tries to hide it at times, a really decent guy.

Anyone Can Do It is an enormously readable book - not a punch is pulled by Duncan, notably in his retelling of his Navy career, and several heartstrings are tugged en route. Duncan is a hard -headed businessman, sure, and nobody's fool, but he is also a man of great compassion and this shines out in the book.

Here is the proof that nice guys do finish first. Sometimes.

A valuable insight into the mind of an entrepreneur
Duncan Bannatyne's autobiography takes you through a fascinating journey from his formative years in Clydebank, his days in the Navy to his current TV successes with Dragon's Den. Its written simply without any sense of pretention. From early on you start to sense that Duncan takes no prisoners in business but yet is wholly ethical and caring in the way he runs his companies. There's no magic formula for success in the book but what it does teach you is that to make serious money you need to invest again what you make from your first venture and keep doing so until the end result is a string of business all providing healthy returns against capital. It's not all success though, there's plenty of failure there too, not least of which is his turbulent personal life and failed deals that fell foul of Duncan's obvious principles.

Overall it's a great read and thoroughly entertaining. It gives you a real understanding of what it takes to be entrepreneur, and its not so much having great ideas, far more about getting out there and making things happen.

Truly Inspirational - You will not want to put it down!
This book arrived on the Wednesday Afternoon and I had finished it by early evening Thursday. You will just not want to put it down!!

Bannatyne is clearly a man driven by a desire to succeed, both personally and professionally. Not afraid to work hard to acheive his goals, with a keen eye for talented staff and a business mentality built on morals and common sense and a need to make a small difference to the world around him.

The book also illustrates a more sensitive side to Bannatyne and his work with Unicef. A great read for any wanting to learn about self made millionaires or simply wants understand the man himself.