{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-billion-in-9-steps-paperback","title":"How To Make A Billion In 9 Steps (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e'Richard is \u003cb\u003ethe real deal \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eIf\nyou don't believe simple steps can deliver a business worth billions, read\nthis, and then think again.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJAKE HUMPHREY\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e High Performance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea blueprint for\nsuccess\u003c\/b\u003e, full of \u003cb\u003epractical strategies that actually work\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSARA DAVIES\u003c\/b\u003e, TV Dragon and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Six-Minute Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'There's nothing that entrepreneurs need more than inspiration and practical\nadvice . . . Richard's book has this in bucketloads . . . This is \u003cb\u003ea\ncrucial toolkit.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHEO PAPHITIS\u003c\/b\u003e, TV Dragon \u0026amp; Retail Entrepreneur\u003cbr\u003e\n_____________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRichard Harpin became an entrepreneur at the age of just seven when he started\nselling conkers to his school friends. Fifty years later he sold a company he\nfounded, HomeServe, for over £4 billion.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Billion in Nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, Harpin shares the lessons\nhe learned along the way, and the things he wishes he had known that could have\ngot him to a billion-pound valuation faster.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHe reveals his uncomplicated, grounded and honest approach to business, showing\nthat start-up success is not rocket science. And he shares his practical wisdom\nfor building a company from the ground up, identifying opportunities, creating\neffective marketing, planning for future growth, hiring brilliant people and\ndeveloping the key qualities of a great leader.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt will inspire a new generation of CEOs, fitting them for a world of\never-evolving challenges, and revealing the path to extraordinary success.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRichard Harpin's book 'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps' was a Sunday Times\nbestseller w\/c 2025-07-14.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Harpin\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Huddersfield and raised in\nNorthumberland. In 1992, with a £50,000 investment, he founded HomeServe, a\nhome repairs and improvements company that quickly rose to become a FTSE 250\nlisted business serving millions of customers worldwide. Having acquired\nCheckatrade in 2017, HomeServe was valued at £4.1 billion at the time of its\n2023 sale to Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian investment firm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHarpin is now the Chairman of HomeServe EMEA, the owner of \u003ci\u003eBusiness\nLeader \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e business\ncolumnist. He devotes half his time to the business and the other half to\nfostering and supporting entrepreneurship. He lives with his wife, primarily in\nNorth Yorkshire, and occasionally in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45742940094671,"sku":"9780349445403","price":28.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_1edf2bce-993d-43d2-9b70-3f4a6bf07b0f.jpg?v=1787187231","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/how-to-make-a-billion-in-9-steps-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}