Jeremy Harbour is a Singapore-based entrepreneur with a truly global outlook. Beyond his diversified investment portfolio spanning 12 countries, he has bought and sold more than 50 companies, and advised on more than 200 deals. Jeremy conducts lectures globally on the subject of small and medium enterprise, (SME) mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a focus on distressed and motivated acquisitions. He has coached leaders across a variety of multinational organisations including Moore Stevens, KPMG, Tesco and Microsoft on acquiring small to medium sized companies. Jeremy is also a shareholder and Advisory Director for The Mint National Bank and is recognised as a DBS Business Class advisor. Jeremy has been awarded Coutts Entrepreneur of the Year runner-up three times. He served on the fundraising committee of the Prince’s Trust, and has been invited to both Buckingham Palace and the UK parliament on matters of business and enterprise. Jeremy has been featured extensively in the international and UK press including the Financial Times and Sunday Times and has appeared on Channel News Asia and the Money Channel. In 2012 Jeremy was asked by Capstone (the largest publisher of business books in Europe and the USA) to write his story. His book, titled “Go Do”, was ranked number one on Amazon on three occasions. In 2015 Jeremy created the Agglomeration model, a methodology for collaboratively listing small to medium sized companies on the capital markets. The First Agglomeration ‘The Marketing Group PLC’ where he currently serves as executive chairman, was listed on Nasdaq in June 2016 and quickly grew to be one of the largest listed marketing companies globally. The Agglomeration Model is now being rolled out In other industries. As a high-net-worth-individual himself, Jeremy brings his vast network of private banking contacts and resources to the Unity Group, along with his strong business acumen, proven track record and investment expertise.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Richard Branson
- Warren Buffett
- Bill Gates
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I was really really young for the first half of my entrepreneurial career, I started a business when I was 14, I was selling watches and jewellery to market traders, I also had a market stall at the weekend where I would sell watches and jewellery and I actually left school at 16 to pursue that business and one of the big challenges I had then was whenever I would go to meetings or go and see people they wouldn’t take me seriously because of my age”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Book by Ryan Holiday
- 24 Assets: Create a digital, scalable, valuable and fun business that will thrive in a fast changing world Book by Daniel Priestley
- The E-myth, why most businesses don’t work and what to do about it Book by Michael E. Gerber
- Winning Book by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch
Favourite Quote:
“Before you judge a man you must walk a mile in his shoes, that way you’re a mile away and you have his shoes”
Recommended Online Resources:
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Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Action, action is the differentiator, we can all have a thousand ideas in the shower but actually going and applying something is far better, when you look at the difference between those that have been enormously successful and those that haven’t there aren’t really many correlations, it’s not education, it’s not background, it’s not upbringing, it’s not financial backing, there’s almost nothing that correlates them apart from they took action” …[Listen for More]
More About Jeremy Harbour:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“To question a wise man is the beginning of wisdom.” German Proverb
Other Quotes From the Chat with Jeremy Harbour:
- “Quantify success”
- “I didn’t make much money in this life but I had great fun trying” Jeremy’s Grandmother
- “Maybe you don’t need to quit your job to create a business”
- “The first 20 year you’re on the planet you’re pretty useless and the last 20 years you’re on the planet you’re pretty useless, you’re getting up 3 times a night to pee so how much time have you really got left in the middle. Not doing something for 10 years is wasting 25% of your useful life”
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