The Essential Entrepreneur

In the Essential Entrepreneur, celebrated entrepreneur and business strategist Richard Turner shares a practical, step by step approach to starting and growing a thriving enterprise. Richard believes "Everyone should have the opportunity to start a business and change their lives, but having the right fundamentals in place is essential for success". He should know, his family are onto their third $Billion startup. Richard is a former EY Australian Entrepreneur of the Year, former Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of South Australia and Founder of the South Australian chapter of the global Entrepreneurs' Organisation. Richard is a specialist in re-invention and industry disruption and a mentor to hundreds of early stage and scaling businesses. As an entrepreneur, you are going to make some mistakes along the way, inside the book, you'll discover how the author has faced and overcome similar challenges to build multi-million dollar businesses, together with the wisdom from an expert panel including: Tobi Pearce (co-founder of SWEAT), Flavia Tata Nardini (co-founder of Fleet Space), Simon Haigh (Haigh's Chocolates), and Kirsten Bernhardt (VC Investment Manager). Discover how to: - assess the market for profitable opportunities - validate your ideas and maximise their value - create a business plan that really works - disrupt a market or create your own - get your business ready for investment, public listing, or sale If you're ready to take your fledgling business to the next level, or to finally follow that brilliant big idea, The Essential Entrepreneur is the business coach you need to get you there. Available in all good bookstores and online (paperback or ebook)