37 Questions Everyone in Business Needs to Answer

by Duncan Bannatyne

Overview

Bestselling business author and star of BBC TV's Dragons' Den, Duncan Bannatyne is back with a brand new book. 37 Questions covers all the essential queries business managers and entrepreneurs should be able to ask themselves and answer honestly, but so often fail to do so, such as:
What's my most profitable line?
What do my customers want next?
Who's my greatest business rival?
What might stand in my way?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780755362417
Publisher:	Headline
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	158
File size:	854 KB

About the Author

Duncan is one of Britian's most recognisable entrepreneurs, as well as being a philanthropist and best-selling author. His business interests include health clubs, hotels, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. Duncan is a UNICEF ambassador and has an OBE for his charity work. According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011, Duncan is worth an estimated £430 million.

Duncan is one of Britian's most recognisable entrepreneurs, as well as being a philanthropist and best-selling author. His business interests include health clubs, hotels, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport. Duncan is a UNICEF ambassador and has an OBE for his charity work. According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011, Duncan is worth an estimated £430 million.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction xi

1 What's my bestselling line? 1

2 Who's my successor? 7

3 Who's my biggest rival? 13

4 How much should I be paid? 19

5 What's the next technological shift? 27

6 What's my profit? 33

7 What's my most profitable line? 37

8 Is it investible? 41

9 What should next year's profit be? 47

10 Who's my best client? 51

11 Who's my next client? 57

12 What else should my business be doing? 63

13 Who's not pulling their weight? 67

14 Can I survive a downturn? 75

15 What do I waste money on? 81

16 What are my company's strengths and weaknesses? 87

17 What's the next big thing? 93

18 What might stand in my way? 99

19 Who do I know? 105

20 Who do I need to get to know? 111

21 What are my rivals up to? 117

22 What are my rivals' weaknesses? 121

23 What do I waste time on? 125

24 What's not worth the effort? 135

25 How big should my business be? 141

26 What are we getting right, what are we getting wrong? 147

27 Where will the industry be in ten years' time? 151

28 What would a new owner do? 157

29 How much is my business worth? 161

30 Am I in the wrong job? 165

31 Am I kidding myself? 169

32 What's the worst that could happen? 173

33 When should I leave? 177

34 Am I too emotionally involved? 181

35 What am I afraid of? 185

36 Who are the rising stars? 189

37 What am I doing tomorrow? 193

Index 195