Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Bransonis an English business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth18 July 1950
CityLondon, England
loyal-customers employee company
Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders.
success leadership knowing
What matters is working with a few close friends, people you respect, knowing that if times did turn bad these people would hold together.
mistake editors succeed
So I became a publisher by mistake - well, not quite by mistake, because I wanted to be an editor but I had to make sure the magazine would survive. The point is this: Most businesses fail, so if you're going to succeed, it has to be about more than making money.
moving-forward world ifs
If you don't make bold moves, the world doesn't move forward.
trying want firsts
First of all, if you're setting up a new company, you want to try to find a brand that can work on a global basis.
lessons
Just start. You will learn so many lessons just by doing.
survival failing ashamed
And if after all this you eventually fail; don't take it personal. Don't be ashamed to start all over again.
advice survival needs
Don't hesitate to seek external help or advice where need be. Sometimes, it takes an external, emotionally unattached individual to detect your business flaws and render unbiased advice.
kings healthy competition
I am no stranger to healthy competition-wor king hard and playing hard
differences people entrepreneur
The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances.
feelings kind spending-time
In the '80's my gut feeling was that airlines were crap. I hated spending time on planes. I thought we could create the kind of airline I'd like. So we got a secondhand 747 and gave it a go.
motivation ideas differences
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually want to make a difference to people’s lives, not just their own bank balances. The desire to change things for the better is the motivation for taking risks and pursuing seemingly impossible business ideas.
two people trying
I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express.
opportunity people choices
However small a company, its founders should try to expand people's opportunities and choices.