Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks
The global financial system is in crisis, bankers are in disrepute, and Britain is on the brink of a double-dip recession. Now one man, fed up with neverending tales of greed and corruption, sets out to prove that there is a different way of doing things—by opening his own bank to help inject much-needed life into local businesses. Dave Fishwick is a self-made, straight-talking man from Burnley who hates the banks. Published to tie in with a Channel 4 series of the same name, this is the story of his attempt to set up a simple, no-nonsense bank that actually cares about its customers. Dave plans to put hundreds of thousands of pounds of his own money into the enterprise; he will offer his customers a far better rate of interest than they get on the high street; he will lend to struggling local businesses that the banks don't want to know about; and he aims to bring the Bank of Dave into profit within 180 days. If he succeeds, he'll give whatever he makes to charity. If he fails, he'll make a terrible loss and ruin his hard-earned reputation as a successful businessman. Can one man really take on the banking giants and make a real difference to local businesses and his community? Dave Fishwick certainly hopes so.
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Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks
The global financial system is in crisis, bankers are in disrepute, and Britain is on the brink of a double-dip recession. Now one man, fed up with neverending tales of greed and corruption, sets out to prove that there is a different way of doing things—by opening his own bank to help inject much-needed life into local businesses. Dave Fishwick is a self-made, straight-talking man from Burnley who hates the banks. Published to tie in with a Channel 4 series of the same name, this is the story of his attempt to set up a simple, no-nonsense bank that actually cares about its customers. Dave plans to put hundreds of thousands of pounds of his own money into the enterprise; he will offer his customers a far better rate of interest than they get on the high street; he will lend to struggling local businesses that the banks don't want to know about; and he aims to bring the Bank of Dave into profit within 180 days. If he succeeds, he'll give whatever he makes to charity. If he fails, he'll make a terrible loss and ruin his hard-earned reputation as a successful businessman. Can one man really take on the banking giants and make a real difference to local businesses and his community? Dave Fishwick certainly hopes so.
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Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks

Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks

by Dave Fishwick
Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks

Bank of Dave: How I Took On the Banks

by Dave Fishwick

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Overview

The global financial system is in crisis, bankers are in disrepute, and Britain is on the brink of a double-dip recession. Now one man, fed up with neverending tales of greed and corruption, sets out to prove that there is a different way of doing things—by opening his own bank to help inject much-needed life into local businesses. Dave Fishwick is a self-made, straight-talking man from Burnley who hates the banks. Published to tie in with a Channel 4 series of the same name, this is the story of his attempt to set up a simple, no-nonsense bank that actually cares about its customers. Dave plans to put hundreds of thousands of pounds of his own money into the enterprise; he will offer his customers a far better rate of interest than they get on the high street; he will lend to struggling local businesses that the banks don't want to know about; and he aims to bring the Bank of Dave into profit within 180 days. If he succeeds, he'll give whatever he makes to charity. If he fails, he'll make a terrible loss and ruin his hard-earned reputation as a successful businessman. Can one man really take on the banking giants and make a real difference to local businesses and his community? Dave Fishwick certainly hopes so.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780753540787
Publisher: Virgin Books
Publication date: 05/01/2012
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dave Fishwick is a self-made millionaire and the focus of the Channel 4 series Bank of Dave. In 2011 Dave set up his own bank in his home town of Burnley, Lancashire to help inject much-needed life into local businesses and to prove that banks can be socially responsible by donating any profits to charity.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part 1

The World According to Dave 17

The Boring Bit (or How to Make a Financial Weapon of Mass Destruction) 52

A Tiny, Tiny Bank 75

Licence to Fill (Your Boots) 91

How to Build a Bank 118

If You Can't Win… Cheat! 137

Part 2

B-Day 161

Shark Loans… 177

…and Loan Sharks 218

The Battle of Burnley 229

Part 3

Greed Isn't Good 245

Acknowledgements 287

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