Building a hotel in the Caribbean was fraught with danger. Each day at least one worker would threaten to ‘mash’ me up while waving a machete in my general direction. A local crime figure turned up at our half built hotel at 3am in the morning, drunk with five or six equally drunk and high hangers on demanding money and one of our English staff had a rock thrown at his head outside a nightclub. Read the rest of this entry »
Entrepreneur Adventures: Machetes, Bodyguards (and other things not in the business plan)
On June - 3 - 2010
Entrepreneur Success Stories – It’s All About Getting Up.
On January - 4 - 2010
This year I plan to do more podcast inteviews with entrepreneurs who run businesses online or offline. I have canvassed those who subscribe to this blog and the overwhelming request has been for interview and case studies of successful businesses and entrepreneurs. Read the rest of this entry »
Entrepreneur Success Stories – We Love ‘em…
On August - 25 - 2009
Entrepreneur success stories are great fodder for motivation, ideas and strategies for those new to business or even old hands. I have read a multitude of biographies from Richard Branson, Sir James Goldsmith to Sheikh Yamani. Every book I read always give me some new insight, which is why I don’t stick to a particular type of business or industry. I just like to read the thought processes behind some highly successful people. Read the rest of this entry »
