A powerful guide to successful transformative entrepreneurship for the under-represented from
Eric Collins host of the Channel 4 reality business show The Money Maker. __________ At a time
when half of Black households in the UK live in persistent poverty - over twice as many as
their white counterparts - We Don't Need Permission argues that investing in Black and
under-represented entrepreneurs in order to create successful businesses is the surest fastest
socio-economic game-changer there is. Durable empowerment - from education to health outcomes -
is key to solving the multiple problems that result from systemic racism and sexism. And it is
the best way to close the inequality gaps that have hampered and continue to hinder Black
people and all women too. To address this problem head on Eric Collins co-founded venture
capital firm Impact X Capital to invest in under-represented entrepreneurs in the UK and
Europe. In We Don't Need Permission Collins identifies ten key principles of successful
entrepreneurship and reveals how it's possible to change a system that has helped some while
holding others back. The book not only aims to inspire and motivate under-represented people to
take their future and economic destiny into their own hands but will demand of current
business leaders and organizations that they do business better. It's time to stop waiting for
someone else to give permission Collins tells us and start boldly making the world we want to
see. __________ 'Eric Collins is one of the most powerful business people in Britain.' The
Times
