While most entrepreneurs begin with a business plan and startup funding, Tony and Maureen Wheeler got started with nothing more than a travel plan, a few pounds and a car.
“We set off from London in an old car, planning to drive as far east as it would go. We drove to Afghanistan, where we sold the car for a small profit, then carried on and ended up in Australia,” remembers Tony.
That journey led to Across Asia on the Cheap, the first in a long line of travel guides written and published by Tony and Maureen. Today, their company, Lonely Planet has more than 500 staff members, 300 authors with offices in Melbourne, London and Oakland. And it relies on Dell for all of its technology solutions, especially Dell’s Latitude™ laptops . “Dell has also been a good partner. When we need things done in a certain way, they help us get there.”
Learn how Lonely Planet leads the way with help from Dell:
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