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walking away from a deal 339, Gearing, Len 52, 59, 61
343 GET 341, 344
the pitcher’s appearance 344–5 Gielgud, Sir John 141
researching 350 Glaxo 134, 135, 144
JC watches his first episode with Godfather, The (film) 42
family and friends 351–2 GoldGenie 339, 356
Christmas Day special 354 Goldman Sachs 192, 228, 291
Children In Need show 355 Google 254, 352
impact on JC’s business 356–7 Grand Metropolitan 33–4, 36, 37
Dynasty (TV show) 142 Great Ormond Street Hospital,
London 191
Eat 310, 311 Greece 143
Eden Brown 306–9
EduTrust 281 Hambro 54
Elaine (Alexander Mann Hamilton Bradshaw 356, 358, 359
employee) 163, 182 and Benjy’s 310–14
electric cable connectors 339–41 as a boutique 304
EMI 290, 304 and ChocBox 340
EMU (European Monetary Unit, and Eden Brown 306–9
later the euro) 235 equity split 305
Entrepreneur of the Year awards first deal 297
255–6, 260 and Fit Fur Life 337–8
Evening Standard 23, 30, 38, 44, investment in Avanta 302
190, 331 JC sets it up 291–7
charity auction 353–4 reputation 309
turnover 298
Farleigh, Richard 331–2, 349 Harrods department store, London
Fawcett-Majors, Farah 12 218, 339, 356
Federer, Roger 62 Harvard University 259–60,
finance sector 235, 249, 309 261–6, 290
Financial Services Act (1986) 69 Head, David 149–51
Financial Times 98, 240 House of Aisha
Fit Fur Life 336–8 plans to open 75–80, 81, 83–4
Foreign Office 316 lack of a business plan 88
Forest Gate, London 11–12, 27, 35 early mistakes 91
Forte Hotels 33 JC emulates his father 91–2
Fortune 500 companies 260 profits 92, 96, 97
Franklin Human Resources 224 expansion 92, 93–4
Freeserve 224 JC prefers recruitment to 95
French, Sammy 336–8 Aisha sells the boutiques 175
see also Caan, Aisha: boutiques
Gandhi, Mahatma 153 Houses of Parliament, London
Gates, Bill 258 355–6

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