Kitchen Table Millionaire: Success Story
Catriona MacLennan's new book,
Kitchen Table Millionaire, released in March 2008 is available nationwide at all good bookstores RRP $30. Featuring
SilverStone Jewellery as a successful case study of a home run business.
Kitchen Table Millionaire shows you how everyday people have been able to escape the nine to five grind, and earn a comfortable living (or much, much more) doing something they truly love.
This book will equip you with the tools to turn your individual abilities, talents or even hobbies into an unbeatable blueprint for financial freedom. From organising a conducive work space to creating a business plan, employing staff and maintaining a work-life balance, through to advice on the legal, technical and financial implications of setting up a home business.
Lawyer and writer Catriona MacLennan asks a number of New Zealand's top entrepreneurs how they were able to turn their ideas into successful businesses - often literally from their kitchen tables.
Case studies of success stories include:
- Seeby Woodhouse of Orcon
- Paul Manning of Metromedia
- Meg McKenzie of Kiz Go NZ
- and many more
Catriona interviewed Lori Trigwell of SilverStone Jewellery last year for her book and we are very proud and delighted to be included in this fabulous book which needs to be on the bookcase of every home business owner.
The following are excerpts from the book:
Kitchen Table Millionaire : Success Story
Lori Trigwell
SilverStone Jewellery Ltd
"Lori believes that the most important factors to ensure success are a quality product, passion and blind belief.
"Her vision also involved enabling other women to supply the jewellery, and she now has three working on commission and selling. She plans to expand the number in future"
(If you are based in Auckland and interested in learning more about setting up your own business selling this quality sterling silver jewellery under the SilverStone Jewellery brand, contact Lori )
"She describes herself as a walking advertisement for her business. She is presenting it wherever she goes, so she always wears jewellery"
"Lori says that people running a home enterprise need to have all the technology that they can and should not stint on it. Networking is also very important. Lori belongs to a number of different business groups, such as Her Business and the Auckland Executive Club, and says that they give her access not only to inspirational speakers but also to contacts who can specifically assist her business"
"She and her husband also hope to be able to do more for people in his home town, which is very poor.* She says that doing the manufacturing there provides employment for the locals. Alex is conscious of what a good life he has in New Zealand, and wants to be able to give more back to his community in future. The couple's five-year plan is to set up a manufacturing jewellery area in Alex's village where there are also casting machines, bring together the families working in the business, and provide housing and schools in the same location."
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Alex is from East Java and designs the fabulous jewellery while our talented team in his home town bring the designs.
How to become a
Kitchen Table Millionaire - Grow your idea into a profitable home business was published by the Penguin Group (NZ) March 2008.
Copyright Catriona MacLennan, 2008.
The above excerpts are reproduced on the SilverStone Jewellery website with the express permission of the publisher and may not be reproduced in any form without express approval from the publisher.
