For once it wasn't Building digging deep into the corporate pocket to stand a few rounds - it was the jolly folk at Net Worth, on the occasion of the debut of their construction and property networking club. A debut that was admirably timed, it must be said, just when lots of us need that kind of thing most - in the depths of the recession. And to kick things off they got hold of James Caan - he of Dragons' Den fame, not the man that acted opposite Al Pacino in The Godfather - to give a speech on how to make a buck in tough times.rnNow, this particular James Caanrnseemed to provoke a certain amount of controversy among the attendees of this inaugural event. (You can see what he actually said on Building's website.) Well known for his disparaging put-down of every hopeful scheme that comes his way, Caan confessed that he wouldn't even have put money into the first investment he said "yes" to - a treadmill for dogs - if his family hadn't nagged him for being a scrooge.
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