A serial and relentless entrepreneur, Alan Sugar tells of his inspiring odyssey from a place of complete lack to becoming one of Britain's most successful self-made millionaires. In What You See Is What You Get, he describes his business ventures in technology, football and the stock market. He g...
Next to Woolmer House there was a rag-and-bone merchant who would go round collecting items such as old iron and other metal, clothing and material. He’d pay scrap value for the stuff. In his yard was a sign saying, ‘Wool 5s per lb [five shillings per pound of weight], cotton 1s 6d per pound [one...