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.
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In 1998 Branson
released his
autobiography
entitled Losing My
Virginity, an
international
bestseller.
Products
Business Ventures
 Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984, launched
Virgin Mobile in 1999, Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000. He
was 9th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006, worth just over
£3 billion. Branson wrote in his autobiography of the decision
to start an airline:

 In1992 Bronson entered into Railway business & won the

Virgin Trains won the franchises for the former Intercity West
Coast and Cross-Country sectors of British Rail. Virgin
acquired European short-haul airline Euro Belgian Airlines in
1996 and renamed it Virgin Express

 Italso started a national airline based in Nigeria, called Virgin

Nigeria. Another airline, Virgin America, began flying out of
the San Francisco International Airport in August 2007.
 In2006, Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin
Animation an entertainment company focussed on creating
new stories and characters for a global audience.

 Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February

2007,

 On 10 January 2008, Branson's Virgin Healthcare announced

that it would open a chain of health care clinics that would
offer conventional medical care alongside homeopathic and
complementary therapies
 In February 2009, Branson's Virgin organisation were
reported as bidding to buy the former Honda Formula One
team. Branson later stated an interest in Formula One, but
claimed that before the Virgin brand became involved with
Honda or any other team, Formula One would have to develop
a more economically efficient and environmentally-
responsible image.

 Branson also introduced his business in Indian market as in

the segment of mobile stores and is continuously spreading its
business
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.
.
•In March 2004, Branson set a record by travelling from
Dover to Calais in a Gibbs Aquada, in 1 hour, 40 minutes,
and 6 seconds, the fastest crossing of the English
Channel in an amphibious vehicle.
HONOURS
 He was knighted in 1999 for his "services to entrepreneurship".

 In2000, 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's Time Magazine "Top 100
Most Influential People in the World".

 On 7 December 2007, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki

Moon presented Branson with the United Nations Correspondents
Association Citizen of the World Award for his support for
environmental and humanitarian causes.
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