A property millionaire says his rags to riches story should inspire anyone that they can overcome a tough start in life. Mark Harvey, 34, runs a number of successful software, construction and property businesses.
He claims one of his firm Harvey Property Solutions has been involved in £16 million of deals and that his training programme has helped create a further 200 millionaires.
But Mark, from Burton in Staffordshire, said it all could have been different after a difficult childhood. The dad-of-four told StaffordshireLive : "I grew up in a village in Leicestershire called Thornton on what was referred to as 'the estate' - which was completely separate from the rest of the village in so many ways.
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