PRESENTATION ON SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

PRESENTATION ON SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

PERSONAL LIFE OF MR BRANSON

Was born on 18 July 1950 at London. Parents Edward James Branson and Eve Branson. Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but discovered his ability to gel up with others. Branson had poor academic records, contrasted with excellent performance in sports.

Business Ventures
Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984 launched Virgin Mobile in 1999, Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000. In 1992 Bronson entered into Railway business Virgin acquired European short-haul airline Euro Belgian Airlines in 1996 and renamed it Virgin Express.

In 2006, Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation an entertainment company. Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007,

In February 2009, Branson's Virgin organization were reported as bidding to buy the former Honda Formula One team.
Branson later stated an interest in Formula One. Branson also introduced his business in Indian market as VIRGIN MOBILES in the segment of mobile stores and is continuously spreading its business

His Island

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS

A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight by Branson, Fossett, and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 December 1998. In January 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific from Japan to Arctic Canada, 6,700 miles (10,800 km), in a balloon of 2,600,000 cubic feet (74,000 m3). This broke the record, with a speed of 245 miles per hour (394 km/h). In late 1998 they made a record-breaking flight from Morocco to Hawaii.

HONOURS
He was knighted in 1999 for his "services to entrepreneurship". In 2000, Branson received the Tony Jannus Award for his accomplishments in commercial air transportation. Sir Richard appears at No. 85 on the 2002 list of "100 Greatest Britons. Sir Richard was also ranked in 2007'sTime Magazine "Top 100 Most InfluentialPeople in theWorld". On 7 December 2007, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon presented Branson with the United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of theWorld Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.

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