Posted May 31st, 2007
by Please Think
Duncan Bannatyne has come a long way from being 30 years old, no money and not much going on in his life. Now in his late 40’s he is a multi-millionaire with a personal fortune far exceeding £100 million.
His first business venture came about when he purchased an ice cream van and started a local […]
Posted April 4th, 2007
by Please Think
Sir Alan Sugar, star of The Apprentice was born Alan Michael Sugar on 24th March 1947.
Leaving school at 16 years old, he quickly went about buying and selling products, including intercoms, cigarette lighters and even TV aerials. He founded the electronics group Amstrad in 1968.
Once valued at £1.2bn it took a downturn in the nineties […]
Posted April 4th, 2007
by Please Think
John Caudwell started out sweeping floors but has certainly come a long way since then.
He left school and started working in a tyre company which later led him to open up his own car dealership. Then in 1987 he made the wise move to venture into mobile phones.
He started up the Caudwell group and quickly […]