Anyone Can Do It - Building Coffee Republic From Our Kitchen Table: 57 Real-life laws on entrepreneurship - Softcover

Hashemi, Sahar; Hashemi, Bobby

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841122041 ISBN 13: 9781841122045

Publisher: Capstone, 2002

Synopsis

It′s about coffee beans and crazy dreams!

Sahar and Bobby Hashemi are the awe–inspiring brother and sister team who started one of the most recognised and high–profile high street brands in the United Kingdom today – Coffee Republic.

Anyone Can Do It is an inspirational book which chronicles the start and evolution of a genuine success story, beginning with the siblings′ first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted), to writing the business plan, finding a name, raising money, opening the first store, taking the company public and to the present day when Coffee Republic is worth £50m with 90 outlets around the UK.

But the book is no mere corporate history. It is a very personal story of dreaming, acting and succeeding. It offers a myriad of lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs and blows apart the myth that only ′special′ people start successful businesses. Written in an informal style and packed with tips, advice, quotes and includes a wonderful appendix (more like a scrapbook), which includes copies of original business plans, early brainstorms and the cruel and duly ignored bank rejection letters. Real insights into real people trying to make a go of their dreams.

About this title

About the Author

Sahar and Bobby Hashemi are the sister and brother team who built Coffee Republic, the UK′s original high street coffee chain. Giving up highly paid professional jobs, our most successful and high–profile entrepreneurs.she a lawyer in London and he an investment banker in New York, they staked everything on a dream – to create the best coffee chain in Britain. Eight years later they are two of our most successful and high–profile entrepreneurs.

From the Back Cover

A percentage of royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to THE PRINCE?S TRUST (registered charity no 1079675)

? The story of [Sahar?s] trip to New York and subsequent cravings for skinny lattes is the stuff of coffee shop legend.? – The Sunday Times

?[Sahar is] the Lawyer who put the cream in our coffee.? –The Guardian

?A business book charting her experience from the kitchen table to the boardroom table.?– The Financial Times

Coffee Republic has been a great success story and an inspirational role model for entrepreneurs in all business sectors. Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely position and books such as this illustrate not only the ′nuts and bolts′ of entrepreneurialism, but also give invaluable access to the experiences of others.

From the Inside Flap

Thinking about starting the business of your dreams? So what′s holding you back? Is it the fear of the unknown? If you are even contemplating starting a business of your own, perhaps you feel ′stuck′ where you are now? But even being ′stuck′ can seem better than facing that fear. That fear of the unknown, of leaving that comfort zone. Entrepreneurship is like an uncharted ocean. But ask yourself this question: Do you have the will and determination to leave dry land and navigate the choppy and sometimes daunting waters that lie before you?

If so, then Anyone Can Do It can help you tackle some of those fears, to answer some of the elusive questions about what an entrepreneur must face when making the decision to go for (what can sometimes seem like) that unattainable dream. Authors Sahar and Bobby Hashemi are the dynamic brother and sister team who started one of the most recognizable and high–profile brands in the United Kingdom today – Coffee Republic.

Sahar and Bobby had to leave their comfort zones too, leaving secure jobs to take the plunge. But this is not a business memoir nor mere corporate history. This is a personal story about two ordinary people who ′did it′, and who got it right. Anyone Can Do It is an inspirational book that chronicles the start and evolution of a genuine success story. Sahar and Bobby take you through their first conversations (when the seed of the idea was planted), to writing the business plan, finding a name, raising money, opening the first store, taking the company public and to the present day when Coffee Republic turns over millions, employs thousands of individuals and has over 100 outlets around the United Kingdom.

Anyone Can Do It offers a myriad of lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs and blows apart the myth that only ′special′ people start successful businesses. It′s written in an informal style and packed with tips, advice and quotes. Throughout the text are copies of original business plans, early brainstorms and the cruel and duly ignored bank rejection letters.

Sahar and Bobby take the reader step by step through every aspect of starting a business. The process for them wasn′t always easy but one thing is for sure, it was the most rewarding journey either of them has taken.

Edition details

• Publisher: Capstone
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841122041
• ISBN 13: 9781841122045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224