Duncan Bannatyne is one of the leading UK entrepreneurs, whose
success comes from his wide business portfolio including Health
Clubs, Hotels, Media, TV, Stage Schools, Property and Transport and
has a net worth of £320 million. After a stint in the Royal Navy,
Bannatyne's entrepreneurial career kicked off when he purchased an
ice cream van for £450 and later sold the business for £28000.
Duncan then used this capital to create Quality Care Homes which in
1996 sold for £26 million and Just Learning, a children's nursery
chain, which sold for £22 million. After a bad skiing injury and a
visit to a local gym, Duncan started developing health clubs and
founded the multi-million pound Bannatyne Group. With over 60
health clubs across the UK and a string of other business venture
in hotels, bars and spas, Duncan Bannatyne has become an
inspiration to thousands, and wrote bestselling book "Anyone Can Do
It: My Story". Duncan Bannatyne has become most famous through his
appearance on Dragons's Den as an angel investor, along with the
likes of Theo Paphitis, Richard Farleigh, Simon Woodroffe and
Deborah Meaden.
In this video Duncan Bannatyne speaks of how he became an
"accidental entrepreneur" and the desire since he was young to be
different. He relates to his experience of floating a business and
how team work and an excellent management team played an essential
part to the growth ofthe Bannatyne Group. You will also hear of his
ideal management technique and how the Dragon prefers to encourage
people to learn from their mistakes.
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