The Entrepreneur's Almanack by Robin Bennett

Robin Bennett doesn't fail to amuse. While there weren't as many laughs as in The Good Snooze Guide of Great Britain, he's still managed to turn even a business book into something humorous and light. This time he's telling the story of his success, via quite a few setbacks and leaps of faith.

I particularly liked all the vitally useful dates for businesses such as 6th Feb National Work Naked Day, 9th June Donald Duck Day and 5th December International Ninja Day. I also now have my new favourite word - dipsomaniac 🍸 

Book Summary

This third in a series of short yearbooks celebrates the underrated art of entrepreneurship and a key aspect of the same: namely, success in business has more to do with intangibles than we care to admit.

The guesswork and the gut, divine providence, even dumb luck are all players and should be welcomed round the table, not ignored at the fringes.

The Entrepreneur’s Almanack is the cosmic crutch you never knew you needed in business, but shouldn’t be without.

Author Bio 

When Robin grew up he thought he wanted to be a cavalry officer until everyone else realised that putting him in charge of a tank was a very bad idea. He then became an assistant gravedigger in London. After that he had a career frantically starting businesses (everything from dog-sitting to cigars, tuition to translation)… until finally settling down to write improbable stories to keep his children from killing each other on long car journeys. Robin writes business books for adults, too.

I found the perfect cocktail for this book, the Bennett Cocktail! Who knew the author had his own cocktail 😁 45ml gin, 15ml lemon juice, 15ml sugar syrup and 2 dashes of orange bitters. Just shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.