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How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps: Simple Lessons for Making Extraordinary Wealth
By (Author) Richard Harpin
Little, Brown Book Group
Piatkus Books
14th October 2025
United Kingdom
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Small businesses and self-employment
Business strategy
Paperback
240
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 22mm
How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps will reveal Richard Harpin's uncomplicated, grounded and humane approach to business, showing that success in business is not rocket science. It will inspire a new generation of leaders, fitting them for a world of extraordinary challenges, and a market exhausted by business as usual.
There's nothing that entrepreneurs need more than inspiration and practical advice on when to pivot and when to hold their nerve. Richard's book has this in bucketloads - sharing his own challenging and transformational moments in business to upskill readers with nine key elements. This is a crucial toolkit for medium-sized business owners who crave the next level and are willing to learn from the good, the bad and the ugly! -- Theo Paphitis, TV Dragon & Retail Entrepreneur
Richard Harpin was born in Huddersfield and raised in Northumberland. In 1992, with a 50,000 investment, he founded HomeServe, a home repairs and improvements company that quickly rose to become a FTSE 250 listed business serving millions of customers worldwide. Having acquired Checkatrade in 2017, HomeServe was valued at 4.1 billion at the time of its 2023 sale to Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian investment firm.
Harpin is now the Chairman of HomeServe EMEA, the owner of Business Leader magazine and the Sunday Times business columnist. He devotes half his time to the business and the other half to fostering and supporting entrepreneurship. He lives with his wife, primarily in North Yorkshire, and occasionally in London.