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About the Book

It's about coffee beans and crazy dreams! Sahar and Bobby Hashemi are the awe-inspiring brother and sister team who started one of the most recognised and high-profile high street brands in the United Kingdom today - Coffee Republic. Anyone Can Do It is an inspirational book which chronicles the start and evolution of a genuine success story, beginning with the siblings' first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted), to writing the business plan, finding a name, raising money, opening the first store, taking the company public and to the present day when Coffee Republic is worth GBP50m with 90 outlets around the UK. But the book is no mere corporate history. It is a very personal story of dreaming, acting and succeeding. It offers a myriad of lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs and blows apart the myth that only 'special' people start successful businesses. Written in an informal style and packed with tips, advice, quotes and includes a wonderful appendix (more like a scrapbook), which includes copies of original business plans, early brainstorms and the cruel and duly ignored bank rejection letters. Real insights into real people trying to make a go of their dreams.

Table of Contents:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CAN ANYONE BE AN ENTREPRENEUR?; TO BE OR NOT TO BE AN ENTRPRENEUR; THE IDEA CHAPTER; DO YOU HAVE A LIGHT BULB, OR DO YOU NEED TO FIND ONE?; MARKET RESEARCH; WRITING THE BUSINESS PLAN; RAISING MONEY FOR YOUR IDEA; IMPLEMENTATION; BEING IN BUSINESS; IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME?; GROWING; FROM BIRTH TO MATURITY; ROLADEX; INDEX

About the Author :
Sahar and Bobby Hashemi are the sister and brother team who built Coffee Republic, the UK's original high street coffee chain. Giving up highly paid professional jobs, our most successful and high-profile entrepreneurs.she a lawyer in London and he an investment banker in New York, they staked everything on a dream - to create the best coffee chain in Britain. Eight years later they are two of our most successful and high-profile entrepreneurs.

Review :
"...a business book charting her experiences from the kitchen table to the boardroom table..." (The Financial Times, 21 August 2002) "...More interesting, however, are the parts of the book that detail the start-up of Coffee Republic and the tough decisions its founders had to make to ensure its transformation into a national brand..." (Business a.m., 2 December 2002) "...it will interest anyone who has a "great idea"...not interested in running a business...will still provide a fascinating account of a success story..." (Evening Standard, 27 January 2003 "...a usable tool as well as a motivational read...offers a myriad of lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs..." (South Wales Evening Post, 27 January 2003) "...an inspirational book...a usable tool as well as a motivational read...an informal style...packed with tips, advice and quotes..." (Llanelli Star, 30 January 2003) "...this combination of advice and anecdote works well...Essential reading for any budding Richard Bransons, or geeks like me..." (Man ageme nt Today, 3 February 2003) "...the book is written very simply in a conversational style. There's plenty of insider information for the novice ..." (Business Eye (Northern Ireland), February 2003) "...Budding entrepreneurs will be fascinated, and pick up valuable practical advice along the way..." (Mail on Sunday, 9 March 2003) "...Hashemi has stepped down from the company, written an inspirational book - Anyone Can Do It - and spreads the word as a corporate speaker..." (Daily Mail, 31 March 2003) "...if you want to start your own business, this is the book you need. It's full of useful information..." (Business Life, April 2003) "...if you are thinking of starting you won business, read this book...a fascinating read..." (Edge, April 2003) 'a fun and entertaining book, a start-up book for real people' (Atlanta, November 2002) "...but as this super book continues, it is quite clear that Booby and Sahar truly did start from the Kitchen..." (Boughton's Coffee House, April 2003) "...the definitive guide on how to set up a business..." (The Guardian (Jobs & Money), 23 August 2003)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781841122045
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Capstone Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Weight: 364 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1841122041
  • Publisher Date: 17 Dec 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Sub Title: Building Coffee Republic from Our Kitchen Table
  • Width: 154 mm


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