{"product_id":"how-to-make-a-billion-richard-harpin-9780349445403","title":"How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps: Instant Sunday Times Bestseller","description":"\u003cb\u003e**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Richard is \u003cb\u003ethe real deal \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eIf you don't believe simple steps can deliver a business worth billions, read this, and then think again.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAKE HUMPHREY\u003c\/b\u003e, author of\u003ci\u003e High Performance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea blueprint for success\u003c\/b\u003e, full of \u003cb\u003epractical strategies that actually work\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSARA DAVIES\u003c\/b\u003e, TV Dragon and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Six-Minute Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'There's nothing that entrepreneurs need more than inspiration and practical advice . . . Richard's book has this in bucketloads . . . This is \u003cb\u003ea crucial toolkit.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHEO PAPHITIS\u003c\/b\u003e, TV Dragon \u0026amp; Retail Entrepreneur \u003cbr\u003e _____________________________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Harpin became an entrepreneur at the age of just seven when he started selling conkers to his school friends. Fifty years later he sold a company he founded, HomeServe, for over  4 billion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHow to Make a Billion in Nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e, Harpin shares the lessons he learned along the way, and the things he wishes he had known that could have got him to a billion-pound valuation faster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He reveals his uncomplicated, grounded and honest approach to business, showing that start-up success is not rocket science. And he shares his practical wisdom for building a company from the ground up, identifying opportunities, creating effective marketing, planning for future growth, hiring brilliant people and developing the key qualities of a great leader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It will inspire a new generation of CEOs, fitting them for a world of ever-evolving challenges, and revealing the path to extraordinary success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richard Harpin's book 'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps' was a Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 2025-07-14.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Harpin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0349445400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780349445403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Piatkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard Harpin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588402098431,"sku":"9780349445403","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-make-a-billion-richard-harpin-9780349445403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}