In a corporate publication entitled “Self- Made Millionaire Magazine” tycoon Duncan Bannatyne said he would start trading on Ebay if he had to start a business from scratch.

Starting Over

Duncan Bannatyne has a famous face and a very big bank balance. But what would he do if he had to start all over again from the beginning?

Many mega-millionaires find it difficult to remember how life was in the days when they had nothing. Bannatyne is different. While he freely admits to enjoying his celebrity status, and expanding a television career as a presenter and documentary-maker, his feet remain firmly on the ground. He started life with absolutely nothing in Glasgow, and he well remembers how things were.

So what would Bannatyne do if he were starting out all over again? “OK. If I had just three grand or so in my bank account, I’d go straight to the internet. It’s a massive market place, and in many ways just about the perfect one. I’d get on to eBay and start trading. It’s not certain that you’ll make money, but if you do the research and you find your niche and you keep going, then you’ll get there.

“You do have to have a computer to have access to this market, but just about everyone does nowadays. If you fail early on, keep going. I can’t stress this enough. If you really want to do it, and you keep going, you will succeed.”

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