Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur: Achievements over Adversity
Language: English
Published by Court Books, 2020
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An adventure-packed biography of a dynamic entrepreneur, whose exciting career sees him scoring win after win against dangers, setbacks and adversities.Fred sets off on the adventure of a lifetime, surviving a near hurricane in the Navy and seeing parts of the world he could only dream of, growing up in a small Irish town during World War II.Through his life, Fred faces new and exciting challenges: a career in Shell Petroleum leads to his building a highly successful tomato farm and building a privately-commissioned oil refinery, where his plant in Northern Ireland is targeted by bomb plots and death threats. Undeterred by bombs, six-month bank strikes, competitor espionage, and even being held on suspicion of IRA activity, he moves on to launch Atlas Oil International, still trading after forty years.Fred's rollercoaster career changes see him shifting to semi-state Venture Capital Analyst as MD of the Irish Health Services Development Corporation, a stint in the Saudi desert, and a confrontation with the Saudi military commander. When his fortune is severely trimmed in the Lloyd's debacle and the Stock Market crash, he recovers with aplomb, launching Greenman Group and repeating his entrepreneurial success in London and Europe.Still smiling, Fred takes on his biggest challenge yet at 87: writing his larger-than-life story in Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur: Achievements over Adversity.…
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- Title
- Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur: Achievements over Adversity
- Author
- Fred Duffy
- Publisher
- Court Books
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1838265007
- ISBN 13
- 9781838265007
The true but crazy adventures of an Irish entrepreneur who’s survived bomb threats from the IRA, a confrontation with a Saudi military commander, the stock market crash of 1987 and navigating some of the world’s most dangerous oceans in the Navy, to build a series of world class businesses.
A job in the Oil Industry giant Shell Corporation, gives Fred the idea to start the first private Oil Refinery in Ireland. Threatened by the IRA with bomb plots and death threats, Fred refuses to give in and survives the IRA, bank strikes, competitor espionage, and moves on to launch Atlas Oil International.
Fred then pivots into the Venture Capital as MD of an international Health Services Development Corporation, in Saudi which ends up with a confrontation with the Saudi military commander.
Then Fred hit a low when his fortune is nearly wiped out by the stock market crash of 1987 and the near collapse of the insurance industry giant Lloyds of London.
Getting back on his feet, he launches The Greenman Group, an international manufacturing group, and rebuilds his fortune with major success throughout Europe and beyond.
Still smiling, Fred takes on his biggest challenge yet at 87: writing his larger-than-life story in Adventures of a Serial Entrepreneur: Achievements over Adversity.
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