**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Richard is the real deal . . . If you don't believe simple steps can deliver a business worth billions, read this, and then think again.' JAKE HUMPHREY , author of High Performance 'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps is a blueprint for success , full of practical strategies that actually work .' SARA DAVIES , TV Dragon and author of The Six-Minute Entrepreneur 'There's nothing that entrepreneurs need more than inspiration and practical advice . . . Richard's book has this in bucketloads . . . This is a crucial toolkit.' THEO PAPHITIS , TV Dragon & Retail Entrepreneur _____________________________________________ Richard Harpin became an entrepreneur at the age of just seven when he started selling conkers to his school friends. Fifty years later he sold a company he founded, HomeServe, for over £4 billion. In How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps , Harpin shares the lessons he learned along the way, and the things he wishes he had known that could have got him to a billion-pound valuation faster. He reveals his uncomplicated, grounded and honest approach to business, showing that start-up success is not rocket science. And he shares his practical wisdom for building a company from the ground up, identifying opportunities, creating effective marketing, planning for future growth, hiring brilliant people and developing the key qualities of a great leader. It will inspire a new generation of CEOs, fitting them for a world of ever-evolving challenges, and revealing the path to extraordinary success. Richard Harpin's book 'How to Make a Billion in Nine Steps' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-07-14.