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Title Risking It All: Creco - Ep 1 of 4 / Director: McIntyre, Kath
Published Australia : SBS ONE, 2010
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Summary What would you risk for the chance to ditch the nine-to-five grind and be your own boss?Over four weeks Risking It All follows four rookie entrepreneurs as they attempt to transform their lives by setting up their own dream businesses. Risking It All captures the highs and lows involved in trying to get a new business off the ground.Presenter and business expert Shivani Gupta has a passion to see people grow their businesses. Shivani brings her vast experience and practical business sense to help out the entrepreneurs as they come face to face with the realities of being their own boss.Risking It All portrays the roller-coaster ride of what is at stake when people attempt to get a new business off the ground. These rookies put friendships, family, secure salaries, houses and savings on the line in a bid to live their dream and make millions.The series follows four fledgling businesses - a crepe cafe, fitness centre, hair salon and fast food outlet - before they begin trading and sometimes while they are in the process of securing their property. Meet David and Julie, enthusiastic newly-weds who are about to risk their house, David's redundancy package and an investment from a silent partner to set up Creco, a crepe cafe. They believe they have spotted a gap in the market that their crepes can fill.A disastrous opening day, poor signage, management problems, long hours and sheer exhaustion bring David and Julie close to breaking point. Can their relationship survive the high-pressure roller-coaster rise of risking it all? Shivani Gupta gives them a dose of her no-nonsense business advice which she hopes will get them back on track. (From Australia, in English) (Documentary Series)
Event Broadcast 2010-07-06 at 16:00:00
Notes Classification: G
Subject Entrepreneurship -- Psychological aspects.
New business enterprises -- Management.
New business enterprises -- Marketing.
Small business -- Finance.
Small business.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Shivani, host
McIntyre, Kath, director