Mark Mills has built and sold numerous businesses for himself and with other people.

He built Europe’s largest independent cash machine company, Cardpoint plc., which at its peak was dispensing more than £500m each month. Prior to Cardpoint, Mark was an early disruptor in the postal industry, developing an advertising fronted post box and installing 1,200 at petrol stations throughout the UK, making it the only other post box network to rival the Royal Mail.

Mark is a committed family man and is married to his patient and understanding wife, Angela and has three grown up children, Oliver, and twins Christian and Isabella. They have all supported Mark in his efforts whether successful or otherwise. Mark stills live where he was born on the outskirts of Blackpool and believes you should never forget where you came from.

Making millions from a business which charged £1.50 for its service was uniquely difficult, particularly when competitors offered the service free of charge. Mark Mills built a £100m reveneue business from a service already in place and freely available, by applying a rare acumen, salesmanship and a true passion for providing a better service where it was needed. Born and raised near Blackpool, Mark proves that you don’t need a degree or qualifiactions to make your fortune and that you can still enjoy the journey and be a nice guy along the way!

Anybody in business or thinking of going into business will enjoy the triumphs and tribulations of Mark’s book and how the reader can learn how to make their mark in the business world too.

Uniquely, Mark started out with nothing and learnt on the go while he formed his businesses, using his intuition, salesmanship and a great deal of common sense.

The book is a practical guide covering all aspects of business, including tips on how to formulate a business plan and how to build relationships with people in all aspects of business from customers, suppliers, staff and other stakeholders.

Mark wanted to provide an honest insight for anyone who is considering starting a business, who is already in a business, or wanting to improve the business they already have. He wanted to describe the nuts and bolts of business, as told by an entrepreneur who has made just as many mistakes as he has good decisions. What he gained from publishing the book is spreading the message that it doesn’t always go right the first time, but if you are willing to put in the hard work and learn from your mistakes, you can create a successful business from scratch.