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	FOXNews.com - Virgin Founder Richard Branson Pledges $3 Billion to Fight Global Warming - Business Leaders
		Richard Branson with former President Bill Clinton as the Virgin founder committed $3B to fight global warming.
		Branson, who has a knighthood and is known as much for his daredevil stunts as his business, unveiled his plan at a news conference at the Clinton Global Initiative, a summit run by former U.S. President Bill Clinton to combat world problems.
		Branson, whose Virgin Group consists of over 200 companies worldwide ranging from planes and trains to music and mobile phones and employs more than 25,000 people, said alternatives to conventional oils and coals were urgently needed.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,214961,00.html (547 words)

	AskMen.com - Richard Branson pics
		Richard is currently in the midst of preparations to attempt a world-record setting, round-the-world hot air balloon crossing.
		Richard is wasting his fortune trying to come up with fuel from corn Come on Richard The future for America is hydrogen Water is full of hydrogen The earth is covered with water An engine has already ran on hydrogen taken from water Get with it man! or waste your billions on corn
		I met a man on a commercial flight from Toronto who had the appearance and charm of "Richard Branson." It was a delightful way to spend a few hours as we discussed everything from spider bites to base camps in Nepal.
	www.askmen.com /men/december99/6c_richard_branson.html (1098 words)

	Biography of Richard Branson
		Richard Branson was born in 1950 to an English Lawyer and an airline stewardess.
		Richard Branson's ability to connect with people was not recognized until later years.
		Branson's first success was in 1960, he developed a newspaper titled "Student at the Age of Sixteen." The purpose of the newspaper was to bring schools together.
	www.angelfire.com /mi2/llennium3/branson.html (806 words)

	Richard Branson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Branson's next venture with the Virgin group is Virgin Fuel, which is set to exploit the recent spike in fuel costs by offering a revolutionary, cheaper fuel for automobiles and also aircraft (in the near future).
		Branson has been tagged as a 'transformational leader' by management lexicon, with his maverick strategies and his stress on the Virgin Group as an organization driven on informality and information, one that's bottom heavy rather than strangled by top-level management.
		Branson was fêted by the Conservative government in the 1980s, and was briefly given the post of "litter tsar" by Margaret Thatcher — charged with "keeping Britain tidy." He was again seen as close to the government when the Labour Party came to power in 1997.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richard_Branson (1703 words)

	Richard Branson
		Richard Branson is the founder of many companies bearing the "Virgin" trademark including Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Virgin Cola, music production, retailing and other ventures including interests in a radio station, financial services, hotels and even cosmetics and blue jeans - over 150 companies in all.
		Branson is a trustee of several charities including the Healthcare Foundation, a leading healthcare charity responsible for a health education campaign relating to AIDS in 1987.
		Sir Richard Branson yesterday abandoned his long campaign to win control of the national lottery, but not before a last bitter swipe at the commission which frustrated his ambition.
	www.myoxford.net /oxford/celebs&gossip-branson.htm (737 words)

	Chapter 3. Richard Branson
		Branson was only four at the time, and a neighboring farmer eventually discovered the boy and alerted the Bransons to retrieve their son.
		Branson used the money in part to upgrade the airline with new amenities and services including seat-back videos, complimentary headsets, toiletries, stand-up bars, full-sized sleeper seats; luxury services such as masseuses, manicure, and free ground transportation by limousine were also introduced.
		Branson certainly fit the bill; he is an avid skier and speedboat racer, in addition to his skydiving and ballooning exploits.
	www.angelfire.com /hero/supermen/ch03.html (1804 words)

	Richard Branson - Uncyclopedia
		As she lay stunned, the angel explained the truth of her child to her, he told her it was half man, half goat and that in two thousand years, a video recording he had made of the conception would be available on a world wide network known as the intarweb.
		Luckily for Richard Branson, a time travelling, bald, visually challenged and farm animal loving maniac from the future just happened to open a wormhole to his time, which sucked him toe first through a vortex and into the infinite twists and turns of a spiral slide fashioned to resemble time itself.
		Having an evil economic genius as a stepfather, Richard was destined to become the greatest businessman the Earth had ever known, and made his first million by the age of 13, though what exactly he was selling in order to generate this income, remains unknown, probably forever.
	www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Richard_Branson (988 words)

	Richard Branson - - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
		Richard Branson was born in 1950, and educated at Stowe School, where he established a national magazine called Student at the age of sixteen.
		In addition to his own business activities, Richard is a trustee of several charities including the Healthcare Foundation, a leading healthcare charity which was responsible for the launch of a health education campaign relating to Aids in 1987.
		Richard lives in London and Oxfordshire and is married to Joan with two children, Sam and Holly.
	www.nationwidespeakers.com /speaker/498 (359 words)

	Anurag Jain - Richard Branson's Autobiography / Biography: Losing My Virginity. How I've survived, had fun, and made a ...
		Richard had mentioned in a recent interview that although he was not very good at knowing who rock stars were or remembering their names, he was sure that he would always recognize Phil Collins.
		Richard Branson's Virgin flew 100,000 blankets to Amman in a 747.
		Richard Branson also wanted to get into lottery but his argument was that "the lottery should be run by a company that would donate all the profits to a charity." GTECH was one of the leading suppliers of lottery equipment.
	www.anuragjain.com /richardbransonvirgin.html (9818 words)

	CNN.com - Now Virgin to offer trips to space - Sep 27, 2004
		Branson, head of the Virgin Atlantic airline, said Monday that passengers in groups of five could be sent into orbit by 2008 at around £110,000 ($200,000) a trip.
		Branson said the money raised in the early part of the business would be ploughed back to bring the cost of seats in space down.
		Branson plans to be aboard the inaugural flight and said the project could lead to further space-related projects.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/WORLD/europe/09/27/branson.space (651 words)

	Richard Branson Biography
		Branson is continuously seeking new business opportunities and loves a good challenge, especially when he enters a market that is dominated by a few major players.
		Branson did not go on to graduate school but in 1970 the now famous Virgin brand had its beginnings in the form of a discount records mail order venture that he and his friend Nik Powell worked on.
		Branson was awarded a Knighthood in 1999 and became Sir Richard Branson for his contribution to entrepreneurship.
	www.woopidoo.com /biography/richard_branson.htm (937 words)

	Richard Branson
		When Richard Branson's granny was 99, she wrote him to say that the last 10 years had been her best.
		But most of all, her advice to Richard was "You've got one go in life, so make the most of it." Those are words that mean so much to Richard Branson, as they go right to the heart of his belief in making it on your own.
		Richard drove a tank up to the Coke Sign in Times Square and fired at it to launch that challenge.
	members.aol.com /macsbug/thinkdiff/branson.html (952 words)

	Richard Branson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Branson is planning to launch a new low-cost regional airline in the U.S. next year.
		Branson likes being a disruptor—taking on industries that charge too much (music) or hold consumers hostage (cellular) or treat them badly and bore them to tears (airlines).
		Branson is conducting an outrageous Halle Berry look-alike contest, grading Sam's girlfriends on a scale of one to ten as they emerge in their bikinis from the surf.
	www.youngauntra.com /Virgin2.html (3816 words)

	Richard Branson's Virgin Success - The Incredible Triumph of an Enigmatic Entrepreneur
		When Richard Branson's granny was 99, she wrote him to say that the last 10 years had been her best.
		But most of all, her advice to Richard was "You've got one go in life, so make the most of it." Those are words that mean so much to Richard Branson, as they go right to the heart of his belief in making it on your own.
		Richard drove a tank up to the Coke Sign in Times Square and fired at it to launch that challenge.
	www.johnshepler.com /articles/branson.html (1524 words)

	Fox Likes Virgin Man - Apr 01, 2004 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Branson, of course, is best known as the larger-than-life billionaire who owns Virgin Airlines and Virgin Records.
		Branson's partner in the previous Virgin Global Challenger balloon project, Steve Fossett, went on to become the first person to solo circumnavigate the globe by balloon.
		While Fox gets in bed with Branson, NBC meanwhile is enjoying the fruits of Trump's labors so much that it has already ordered up a second season of The Apprentice and is even in talks for a third.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,13826,00.html (649 words)

	The World Today - Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to tackle global warming
		RICHARD BRANSON: I'm certainly not giving away shareholders' money, this would only be money that is owed to the Virgin group of companies.
		RICHARD BRANSON: In life I think there is a combination of reasons why people do things.
		RICHARD BRANSON: Well, I realistically don't think that we are going to stop people flying, particularly flying on routes where for instance there isn't a train service, the longer routes.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2006/s1746471.htm (0 words)

	10/26/98 THEN CAME BRANSON (int'l edition)
		On a sultry September afternoon, a weary Richard Branson climbs aboard a Virgin Atlantic 747.
		Branson says he has built up a $420 million cash pile and that his companies produce a quarter-billion more in cash flow each year with scant debt.
		Branson admits the company screwed up but insists that by spending more than $3 billion on high-speed trains over the next four years, service will improve.
	www.businessweek.com /1998/43/b3601013.htm (2159 words)

	RICHARD BRANSON CHAIRMAN OF THE VIRGIN GROUP OF COMPANIES
		Branson has also developed a Virgin Cola brand, but is now retreating only to the UK market, and even a Virgin Vodka brand, which has not been an overly successful enterprise.
		Branson was fêted by the Conservative government in the 1980s, and was briefly given the post of "litter tsar" by Margaret Thatcher — charged with "keeping Britain tidy." He was again seen as close to the government when the Labour Party came to power in 1997.
		Richard Branson has in the past openly admitted to smoking cannabis, and considered selling cannabis in Virgin stores if it were to become legal [5].
	www.solarnavigator.net /sponsorship/richard_branson.htm (2316 words)

	26 Most Fascinating Entrepreneurs: Richard Branson, Leading Your Company Article - Inc. Article
		Though it's hard to picture anything Branson does as being underpublicized, only 10% of Virgin's business is done in the States, so most of us here are bound to overlook the odd juice bar and manicure shop in the swelling Virgin empire.
		Branson can't seem to stop himself, and he doesn't appear to care how badly he gets flamed by critics (starting with the much-maligned 1984 launch of the now extravagantly successful Virgin Atlantic airline).
		Branson had Virgin colleagues aboard, and later that night would be sharing a spirited evening out with 15 or 20 of them, his notebook as ever alongside.
	www.inc.com /magazine/20050401/26-branson.html (712 words)

	Amazon.com: Losing My Virginity: Books: Richard Branson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Branson's tale is novel, and is filled with instances of courage, the courage to break away from tradition.
		Richard Branson recounts this as a sad moment in his life when he had to sell Virgin Records to Thorn EMI in order to keep a floundering Virgin Atlantic Airways afloat.
		Richard Branson is a man with a zest for life and all its challenges.
	www.amazon.com /Losing-My-Virginity-Richard-Branson/dp/0753506483 (2601 words)

	Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer : Richard Branson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Richard Branson is one of Britain's best known entrepreneurs who combines his enthusiasm for running the Virgin group of companies with his love for high-risk, high-adventure world record-breaking attempts.
		In 1991 Richard's balloon crossed the Pacific from Japan to Canada breaking all existing records and he followed that with a number of attempts to circumnavigate the entire world.
		Richard received a knighthood for his services to entrepreneurship in 1999.
	www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com /Team/RichardBranson/index.jsp (294 words)

	Richard Branson - The Virgin Empire
		As one of the richest men in the world, Richard Branson is also one of the most fascinating.
		The Branson family was a close-knit team where everyone was treated as equals.
		Branson has gone to great lengths to create a fun working atmosphere that people would enjoy being a part of rather than simply a place to earn a paycheck.
	www.islandconnections.com /edit/branson.htm (853 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| SpaceShipOne News \| Branson says space tourism is three years away
		MOJAVE, Calif. - British businessman Richard Branson, president of the Virgin Group and one of the world's most recognized entrepreneurs, said today he hopes to begin carrying space tourists on sub-orbital flights in just three years.
		Medical requirements for passengers are not yet set, but Branson said his 87-year-old father wanted to go and "there's no reason why somebody who's relatively fit at age 90 shouldn't be able to go.
		Branson said Rutan has promised to build five spacecraft, each capable of carrying five passengers, over the next three years.
	www.spaceflightnow.com /ss1/041004branson.html (1175 words)

	The Enlightenment of Richard Branson
		Sir Richard Branson still remembers how he was first received by the establishment powers when he started Virgin Atlantic Airways 22 years ago.
		What Branson understood two decades ago is just now beginning to be embraced by other corporate leaders: We should be having fun when we're spending our money.
		That was the case when Branson thought flyers would love seatback video screens that would let them pick the movies they wanted to see onboard rather than having to wait for whatever film the airline had picked.
	www.fastcompany.com /magazine/108/open_customers-branson.html (0 words)

	richard branson
		Branson started Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984 with just a single plane and built the airline into an international business with annual sales of approximately 1.5 billion pounds.
		Branson has launched a variety of businesses ranging from cellular phones to soft drinks to bridal wear.
		In 1999, Richard Branson was awarded a knighthood for his services to entrepreneurship.
	www.lemonadestories.com /virgin.html (468 words)

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