"Bebo sale to AOL nets founders a £290m fortune in 3 years." - March 2008 "Foxtons sale nets founder £370m." - May 2007 "L''Oreal buys Body Shop for £652m." - March 2006 For entrepreneurs and business owners alike, this is your ticket to serious money. Fact 1: Business is all about making money. Fact 2: Personal satisfaction is great, but it doesn''t pay the bills. If your main ambition is to make big money from your business, you''re already on the right track. Over 4 million people start up businesses in the UK each y ear but only 1% become millionaires. Start with the end in mind and you could be one of them. Colin Barrow, bestselling start-up author and business investment specialist, shows you how to shape up for a sale right from the world go: Get Backed - secure big investment Get Big - create real value and strong growth Get Bought - dress the business and negotiate a killer deal With practical advice, tools and stories from those who have done it, you''ll find out how to guide your start-up business towards the payday of your dreams.

Introduction: Be Careful What You Wish For . PART ONE: GET BACKED. 1. Problems over passion - the real characteristics of a winning business idea. 2. The Traits of the Entrepreneur - it''s all in the mindset. 3. Nothing new under the sun - the same old problems; some brand new solutions. 4. Research, research, research. 5. Mastering the ''master plan'': business plans are templates not straightjackets. 6. The Money: who has it and why you might just get your hands on some of it. 7. Another day over, deeper in debt - leveraging the investment. PART TWO: GET BIG. 8. You must be this high to go on the ride: why babies can''t swim. 9. The Path to Growth - and riches too. 10. Selling fivers for a tenner: why margins matter most. 11. Taking charge: Good management - a simple yet rare commodity. PART THREE: GET BOUGHT. 12. What''s it to you? Calculating value. 13. Dressing to kill. 14. The Pay Day: Selling up. 15. Floating off. 16. Getting a second life.