This authoritative, focused guide by two of the UK’s brightest young entrepreneurs – The Apprentice runner-up, Bianca Miller-Cole and serial entrepreneur, Byron Cole – is a comprehensive toolkit for anyone who wants to make a success of running their own business.
Featuring interviews with well known entrepreneurs, entertainers and industry experts, the book covers every tier of the business development process, from start-up to exit, offering practical, implementable and global advice on the start up process.
Successful entrepreneurs learn fast. “Self Made” is a fantastic way to learn an incredible amount of hugely practical information very, very quickly
Dhiraj Mukherjee - Co-Founder of Shazam, Investor and Business ConsultantThis book offers practical advice for anyone thinking of starting, growing or scaling their own business. The format is very user friendly and allows business people to reflect and think about the importance of getting the foundations right before jumping into the world of entrepreneurship. Working for the UK’s largest supporter of SMEs, I am confident that many of our customers and other aspiring entrepreneurs will benefit from Bianca and Byron’s personal experience
Gordon Merrylees - Head of Entrepreneurship, RBS, NatWest & Ulster bankI am very excited about this book. It is beyond brilliant and much needed as it covers absolutely everything you need to know when setting up a business – there is even a chapter on mindset which is so important. I really wish this book was around when I started my ventures
Emma Sexton - Founder of MYWW™, Co-founder Flock Global™, Broadcaster, Creative In Residence at Kings CollegeBianca and Byron have written an accessible and engaging route map for budding entrepreneurs. Not only do they take you through the process, they also offers their own perspective on the advantages and pitfalls associated with the many choices entrepreneurs have to make about funding, marketing and operations. “Self Made” will prove to be an excellent guide for many.
Professor Steven McGuire - Head of School for UKTPO, School of Business, Management and Economics at the University of Sussex




