A master entrepreneur reveals the nine essential lessons for building an ultra-successful business. Richard Harpin became an entrepreneur at the age of just seven when he started selling conkers to his school friends. Fifty years later he sold a company he founded, HomeServe, for over £4 billion.
In How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps, Harpin shares the lessons he learned along the way, and the things he wishes he had known that could have got him to a billion-pound valuation faster. He reveals his uncomplicated, grounded and honest approach to business, showing that start-up success is not rocket science. And he shares his practical wisdom for building a company from the ground up, identifying opportunities, creating effective marketing, planning for future growth, hiring brilliant people and developing the key qualities of a great leader.
It will inspire a new generation of CEOs, fitting them for a world of ever-evolving challenges, and revealing the path to extraordinary success.
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- Authors:
- Harpin, Richard
- Year Published:
- 2025
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780349446448
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 10/07/2025
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Imprint:
- Piatkus Books
- SKU:
- 9780349446448