I put 110 million into...

What's it like selling a company for 4.1 billion pounds?

The scariest moments were almost going bust twice.

I knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur from an early age,

so we're taught at school that copying homework is bad.

In business, you're much better to copy somebody else's model that's working,

and then do it slightly

better. But I think entrepreneurs underestimate how difficult it is in America. They think,

well, it's the same language and it's not. Jim Shark, when they went to America, they were selling

joggers and they didn't sell any. And that's because Americans call joggers sweatpants.

Yeah, sweatpants, yeahpants checker trade is small enough

for me to put in a meaningful investment I put in 20 million pounds too many entrepreneurs

sell up too early I said I've only got one skill and that is to inspire breakthrough this country

is in a difficult time at the moment. I firmly believe that it's up to

entrepreneurs to take life into their own hands and help other entrepreneurs. It just seems to me

no one in government actually understands business. What's the solution here? One of my big

recommendations for any entrepreneur that's listening to this show is,

Hey guys, we've been running this podcast now for five and a half years. We've had some most amazing business guests on here, Simon Squib, Daniel Priestley, Barry Hearn, the

list just goes on and on from billionaires to people who've built brands. If you want to

come on the podcast and talk about your business and sit here with me in the studio and tell your story, please do me a favor.

Drop an email to hello at dodgewoodall.com and one of my team will get straight back to you.

Take care.

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