At the tender age of six, Steve remembers tiptoeing down the wide hallway in his parents’ apartment just off Sliema’s Dingli Street, cardboard box in one hand and a bag of books in the other. He would sneak out in the morning and head to the top of the street to set up a book stand, foolishly thinking his mother did not know. Of course, she was always a stone’s throw away, keeping an eye on him. Steve landed a job in an online gaming company and during those six months also worked as letting agent online. He hit the jackpot with his second rental which landed him enough cash to leave the job and venture into business. The first 12 months were challenging, but soon after Steve began to build his team. Admin support staff were brought on board, then one agent, then another and another. For the next