About the book
Highly Commended for the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Award at the Business Book Awards
A powerful 10 step guide to transformative entrepreneurship for under-represented people from Eric Collins, host of the award-winning Channel 4 reality business show The Money Maker.
'Eric Collins is one of the most powerful business people in Britain.' The Times
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Step 1: Embrace the unexpected
Step 2: Engage in consistent and continuous acts of disruption
Step 3: Let go of small - think bigger, think global and prepare for pitfalls
Step 4: Take risks using data to mitigate the downside
Step 5: Put your money where your mouth is, make your resources matter
Step 6: Leverage what you know
Step 7: Become a convener by making your mission bigger than yourself
Step 8: Invest in women to create Alpha
Step 9: Sell your vision, make time-appropriate asks and don't forget to recruit allies
Step 10: Always bet on Black
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At a time when half of Black households in the UK live in persistent poverty - over twice as many as their white counterparts - We Don't Need Permission argues that investing in Black and under-represented entrepreneurs in order to create successful businesses is the surest, fastest socio-economic game-changer there is.
Long-lasting economic empowerment - from education to health outcomes - is key to solving the multiple problems that result from systemic racism and sexism. And it is the best way to close the inequality gaps that have hampered and continue to hinder Black people and all women too. To address this problem head on, Eric Collins co-founded venture capital firm Impact X Capital to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe.
In We Don't Need Permission, Collins identifies ten key principles of successful entrepreneurship, and reveals how it's possible to change a system that has helped some, while holding others back. The book not only aims to inspire and motivate under-represented people to take their future and economic destiny into their own hands, but will demand of current business leaders and organizations that they do business better.
It's time to stop waiting for someone else to give permission and start boldly making the world we want to see.
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Editions of We Don't Need Permission
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780552178648
- EBook
- ISBN 9781473596665
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781529194142
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Highly Commended for the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Award at the Business Book Awards
A powerful 10 step guide to transformative entrepreneurship for under-represented people from Eric Collins, host of the award-winning Channel 4 reality business show The Money Maker.
'Eric Collins is one of the most powerful business people in Britain.' The Times
__________
Step 1: Embrace the unexpected
Step 2: Engage in consistent and continuous acts of disruption
Step 3: Let go of small - think bigger, think global and prepare for pitfalls
Step 4: Take risks using data to mitigate the downside
Step 5: Put your money where your mouth is, make your resources matter
Step 6: Leverage what you know
Step 7: Become a convener by making your mission bigger than yourself
Step 8: Invest in women to create Alpha
Step 9: Sell your vision, make time-appropriate asks and don't forget to recruit allies
Step 10: Always bet on Black
________________________
At a time when half of Black households in the UK live in persistent poverty - over twice as many as their white counterparts - We Don't Need Permission argues that investing in Black and under-represented entrepreneurs in order to create successful businesses is the surest, fastest socio-economic game-changer there is.
Long-lasting economic empowerment - from education to health outcomes - is key to solving the multiple problems that result from systemic racism and sexism. And it is the best way to close the inequality gaps that have hampered and continue to hinder Black people and all women too. To address this problem head on, Eric Collins co-founded venture capital firm Impact X Capital to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe.
In We Don't Need Permission, Collins identifies ten key principles of successful entrepreneurship, and reveals how it's possible to change a system that has helped some, while holding others back. The book not only aims to inspire and motivate under-represented people to take their future and economic destiny into their own hands, but will demand of current business leaders and organizations that they do business better.
It's time to stop waiting for someone else to give permission and start boldly making the world we want to see.
__________
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Highly Commended for the Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Award at the Business Book Awards
A powerful 10 step guide to transformative entrepreneurship for under-represented people from Eric Collins, host of the award-winning Channel 4 reality business show The Money Maker.
'Eric Collins is one of the most powerful business people in Britain.' The Times
__________
Step 1: Embrace the unexpected
Step 2: Engage in consistent and continuous acts of disruption
Step 3: Let go of small - think bigger, think global and prepare for pitfalls
Step 4: Take risks using data to mitigate the downside
Step 5: Put your money where your mouth is, make your resources matter
Step 6: Leverage what you know
Step 7: Become a convener by making your mission bigger than yourself
Step 8: Invest in women to create Alpha
Step 9: Sell your vision, make time-appropriate asks and don't forget to recruit allies
Step 10: Always bet on Black
________________________
At a time when half of Black households in the UK live in persistent poverty - over twice as many as their white counterparts - We Don't Need Permission argues that investing in Black and under-represented entrepreneurs in order to create successful businesses is the surest, fastest socio-economic game-changer there is.
Long-lasting economic empowerment - from education to health outcomes - is key to solving the multiple problems that result from systemic racism and sexism. And it is the best way to close the inequality gaps that have hampered and continue to hinder Black people and all women too. To address this problem head on, Eric Collins co-founded venture capital firm Impact X Capital to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and Europe.
In We Don't Need Permission, Collins identifies ten key principles of successful entrepreneurship, and reveals how it's possible to change a system that has helped some, while holding others back. The book not only aims to inspire and motivate under-represented people to take their future and economic destiny into their own hands, but will demand of current business leaders and organizations that they do business better.
It's time to stop waiting for someone else to give permission and start boldly making the world we want to see.
__________
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in We Don't Need Permission?
Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Business and Management > Entrepreneurship / Start-ups
Where can I read a sample of We Don't Need Permission?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780552178648
Who is/are the Author/s of the book We Don't Need Permission?
Eric Collins
Who is the Publisher of the book We Don't Need Permission?
Transworld
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
We Don't Need Permission is available as paperback(ISBN 9780552178648) and ebook(ISBN 9781473596665) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781529194142)
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