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Toolkit for Business Success

Peter Jones

Toolkit for Business Success

Discover the insider secrets that will turn your idea into a successful business.

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3.5 hours

40 lessons

Business plan template

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What you'll learn

Join Peter as he takes you from idea to launch, with tips and insights from his 40 years of success. You’ll be armed with business acumen that will last a lifetime.

  • Learn Peter’s 10 Golden Rules of business
  • Build out your business plan
  • Give the perfect pitch and raise funds
  • Grow year on year with marketing secrets
  • Fill your team with the right people
  • Develop an entrepreneur’s mindset

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Launching his first business at the age of 16, Peter has amassed more than 40 years of experience and insight. He’s invested in over 100 businesses and is the founder of the UK’s first Enterprise Academy.

His long-standing role on BBC’s Dragons’ Den has given him an unparalleled experience in nurturing opportunity, supporting great ideas from infancy and setting founders on the right path to growth.

This practical guide will arm you with the skills and wisdom of Peter Jones and his fellow entrepreneurs: Reggae Reggae’s Levi Roots; Michelin-Starred restaurateur, Tom Kerridge; and Ross Bailey, CEO of retail space rental platform, Appear Here.

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Lesson plan (40)

  1. 01

    Entrepreneurs are made, not born

    02:11

  2. 02

    The big idea

    06:21

  3. 03

    The golden rules

    01:10

  4. 04

    Golden rule 1: have a vision

    05:18

  5. 05

    Golden rule 2: use your influence

    02:13

  6. 06

    Golden rule 3: build your confidence

    02:44

  7. 07

    Golden rule 4: make a commitment

    02:20

  8. 08

    Golden rule 5: aim for results

    01:31

  9. 09

    Golden rule 6: timing

    02:09

  10. 10

    Golden rule 7: perseverance

    02:40

  11. 11

    Golden rule 8: be caring

    01:09

  12. 12

    Golden rule 9: take action

    01:15

  13. 13

    Golden rule 10: use your intuition

    03:58

  14. 14

    Understanding your motivation

    07:34

  15. 15

    Psychology of an entrepreneur

    08:25

  16. 16

    Motivation & purpose with Tom Kerridge

    04:32

  17. 17

    Your network

    05:23

  18. 18

    Setting goals

    06:53

  19. 19

    Your brand

    06:00

  20. 20

    Finding the market in the gap

    07:09

  21. 21

    Entrepreneurs are always learning

    04:28

  22. 22

    Protect yourself

    05:06

  23. 23

    Budgeting & financial planning

    07:30

  24. 24

    The business plan

    03:02

  25. 25

    The perfect pitch

    05:12

  26. 26

    Managing your inner critic

    05:21

  27. 27

    Get yourself out there - sales & marketing

    06:01

  28. 28

    Marketing case study: Levi Roots

    05:50

  29. 29

    Creating your team

    09:24

  30. 30

    How to grow

    08:29

  31. 31

    There is no such thing as failure

    05:39

  32. 32

    Corporate responsibility

    02:10

  33. 33

    Look after yourself

    04:26

  34. 34

    The secrets of my success

    01:39

  35. 35

    Jessops: your first loss is your best loss

    15:55

  36. 36

    Localised: the perfect pitch business plan

    11:45

  37. 37

    Reggae Reggae: sell, sell, sell!

    07:44

  38. 38

    Wireless Logic: innovation, passion, growth

    08:16

  39. 39

    Wonderland: know your niche!

    06:44

  40. 40

    Research, plan & conquer

    04:17

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