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I Did It My Way

Setting up a business is notoriously hard. Read and learn from our users who've already read the book, seen the film and bought the business...


FISH AND CHIP SHOPS: Christos Petrakas >>: From production engineering to fish and chip shop ownership - it hasn't been a predictable career course of the Birmingham-based Greek Cypriot.


ONLINE DECORATING/BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIER: Severine Obertelli >>: Unusually, the acquiring party here was an existing business rather than an entrepreneur. Severine Obertelli reflects on the acquisition she oversaw on behalf of her company.


DATING AGENCY: Roland and Anne Stringer >>: An experienced accountant, Roland Stringer financed the purchase of a dating agency through an unusual method - but one which, in the current climate, is likely to grow more popular.


HAIR SALON: Tracey J >>: Tracey bought a small business as an investment, and sought a wide range of advice to guide her towards one that would yield long-term returns.

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NIGHTCLUB: Danny Farseer >>: Young and ambitious, Danny Farseer has come a long way, in the face some considerable adversity, in a very short time.

CARE HOME: Ron Snijders >>: He had plenty of experience in the healthcare industry and one of his colleagues started their own business, so he thought - why not?

CONVENIENCE STORE: Bruce Nethersole >>: Bruce Nethersole tells his story - building his second busines empire from scratch following his arrival in the UK...

FINANCIAL SOFTWARE COMPANY: David Griffiths >>: Having started a business before, David decided to bypass the start-up phase and buy an existing company.

FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS: Robert Ward >>: Robert Ward has bought it, sold it and bought it back again. Find out how he did it...

FISH & CHIP SHOP: Gurpal Benning >>: Gurpal Benning bought a fish and chip shop, now he's got a taste for more than just chips...

GIFT SHOP: Jill Stones >>: Jill knew she wanted to branch out on her own...but decided to move away from hairdressing and open a gift shop...

INDIAN RESTAURANT: Mohammed Eijaz >>: Mohammed Eijaz has his idea of a perfect restaurant - see how he's gone about turning it into a reality...

WELLINGTON RETAILER: Graham Brown >>: Graham and his partner had enough of theatre life and set about running their own Wellington Boot business...

HEALTH CLINIC: Sarah Scardino >>: Sarah spent 15 years working up to branching out on her own - it couldn't have turned out better...

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