Get Backed, Get Big, Get Bought: Plan Your Start-Up with the End in Mind

By Colin Barrow

"Bebo sale to AOL nets founders a 290m fortune in 3 years." - March 2008

"Foxtons sale nets founder 370m." - May 2007

"L'Or al buys Body Shop for 652m." - March 2006

For entrepreneurs and business owners alike, this is your ticket to serious money.

Fact 1: Business is all about making money.

Fact 2: Personal satisfaction is great, but it doesn't pay the bills.

If your main ambition is to make big money from your business, you're already on the right track. Over 4 million people start up businesses in the UK each y ear but only 1% become millionaires. Start with the end in mind and you could be one of them.

Colin Barrow, bestselling start-up author and business investment specialist, shows you how to shape up for a sale right from the world go:

Get Backed - secure big investment

Get Big - create real value and strong growth

Get Bought - dress the business and negotiate a killer deal

With practical advice, tools and stories from those who have done it, you'll find out how to guide your start-up business towards the payday of your dreams.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906465517
• ISBN13: 9781906465513
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Capstone
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"