Lots of us have ideas we think would make great businesses. Most of us never do anything with those ideas. But for those that do, a world of opportunity awaits them. This book is about 30 people who acted on their idea, made the first steps to start their business and subsequently went on to turn it into a global brand. From Innocent to Cobra to Dreams to Dysone, we reveal how some of the UK's biggest businesses got of the ground, and those very first steps taken by their founders.

Profiling 30 hugely successful global brands, this book explores how they came to have such international prominence. From Pizza Express to Dyson, these inspiring profiles uncover the remarkable stories behind well-known brands.