How I made my first million : 26 self-made millionaires reveal the secrets to their success

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Learn how the founders of
enormously profitable enterprises
like
Just Cuts
,
Aussie Home Loans
,
ModelCo
,
Elite Introductions
,
Fat Prophets
,
EcoStore
and
fastflowers.com
took a great
idea and turned it into a highly
lucrative business. Discover what
drove them forward, the risks
they took, and how they’ve
managed to keep their businesses
going through the inevitable
ups and downs.
More than just a collection of truly
inspirational stories, the wisdom
and experience they share here
might just be the catalyst you
need to turn a great idea into your
own million dollar enterprise!
Nick Gardner
is the Business
Editor of the
Sunday Telegraph
,
where the interviews that form
the inspiration for this book
first appeared.
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Some of Australia’s
richest men and
women reveal in
fascinating detail
how they made
their first million
dollars and offer
their ‘Golden Rules’
on how anyone
can increase their
wealth. Some are
well-known high
flyers, others fly
mostly under the
radar, but what
they all share is
entrepreneurial
vision and financial
success.
Cover design: Darian Causby
BUSINESS

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Nick Gardner is an award-winning journalist 
who spent 17 years working on The Sunday Times 
in London where he edited both its ‘Money’ and 
‘Motoring’ sections. In 1998 he wrote its best-
selling book 50 Essential Questions on Money. 
In 2007 he joined the Sunday Telegraph in Syd-
ney to set up its ‘Personal Finance’ section and is 
now Business Editor of the Daily Telegraph and 
Sunday Telegraph.

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