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	Richard Branson Biography
		Richard Branson was born on July 18, 1950.
		Branson was awarded a Knighthood in 1999 and became Sir Richard Branson for his contribution to entrepreneurship.
		Branson is married with two children and currently lives in London.
	www.woopidoo.com /biography/richard_branson.htm (937 words)

	The Gonzo Way of Branding
		Branson has been superrich for a long time -- his net worth is more than $2 billion -- and he has indulged his entrepreneurial instinct by starting an astonishing number of ventures: His Virgin Group comprises 350 companies he founded; they took in $8.1 billion in revenues last year.
		Branson's willingness to pull publicity stunts has been invaluable, from plastering the Virgin name on his giant balloons to posing in full drag in a frilly wedding dress for the opening of his Virgin Bride shop.
		Branson was waiting while he lobbied Washington to repeal the rules forbidding foreigners from owning a majority interest in a U.S. airline.
	www.fastcompany.com /magazine/87/branson.html (4013 words)

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		Sir Richard Branson, billionaire, global adventurer, world record-setter, entrepreneur and Founder/Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, is searching for an extraordinary individual who has the right stuff to follow in his footsteps.
		Branson assailed the other great oceanic challenge in 1991, crossing the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Arctic Canada, again breaking all existing records with speeds of up to 245 mph in a balloon measuring 2.6 million cubic feet.
		Sir Richard Branson was educated at Stowe until he was 16 years old and he began his entrepreneurial activities there by the setting up of Student Magazine.
	www.lycos.com /info/sir-richard-branson.html (707 words)

	Richard Branson
		Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950, Surrey) is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations.
		Sir Richard Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School (now Bishopsgate School) until the age of 13, then he attended Stowe until he was 15 years old, and he began his entrepreneurial activities there by setting up Student Magazine.
		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.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Richard_Branson.php (1538 words)

	Sir Richard Branson Virgin.com
		Sir Richard Branson isn’t just a guy with a beard and a penchant for sweaters, balloons and boat racing.
		Richard Branson is synonymous with Virgin – and this isn’t an accident:
		Of course, there’s more to Richard Branson than Virgin, although for most people this would probably be enough.
	www.virgin.com /VirginProducts/SirRichardBranson.aspx (305 words)

	Richard Branson - Virgin Atlantic Airlines
		Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations.
		Branson is said to have wept when the sale was completed since the record business had been the genesis of the Virgin empire.
		Richard Branson attempted to break the Blue Riband transatlantic speed record on Virgin Atlantic Challenger I and Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1985 and 1986 respectively, co-skippered by Sir Chay Blyth.
	www.ashvattha.org /kate.moss/Richard_Branson/Richard_Branson.html (1541 words)

	Sir Richard Branson
		A billionaire businessman, Richard Branson is the founder and CEO of the mega-corporation known as the Virgin Group.
		Branson's first business was music: he began selling records by mail order in 1970, opened a shop in London in 1971, and in 1972 added a music studio.
		Branson also has made a hobby of record-breaking travel adventures: in 1986 he made the fastest-ever crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on his boat Virgin Atlantic Challenger II and a year later became the first to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon in his Virgin Atlantic Flyer.
	www.corporate-training-events.co.uk /clients/Sir-Richard-Branson.htm (404 words)

	David Shapiro and Sir Richard Branson : Moneyweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		But also, what Richard Branson did is every time he launches a product, he does a stunt and this morning, he did a foofie-slide from the top of the Sandton Sun Towers to his parking lot in Virgin Money’s headquarters across the road.
		RICHARD BRANSON: It is, and I was a Virgin to it.
		RICHARD BRANSON: Yes, the only other country in the world that charged such extortionate rates was Australia, and two years ago we launched Virgin Credit Card there, and 750 000 cut up their credit cards and switched to Virgin.
	www.moneyweb.co.za /moneyweb_radio/mny_power_hour/603008.htm (2112 words)

	Richard Branson, Sir Richard Branson, SRB - Photo Gallery, News - MSN India
		Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950, Shamley Green, Surrey), sometimes abbreviated as SRB for Sir Richard Branson, is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand, a...
		Richard Branson started Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984, which is now the second largest British long haul international airline and operates a fleet of Boeing 747 aircrafts to New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Orlando, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas, and Tokyo.
		In 1987, Richard Branson's hot air balloon called the "Virgin Atlantic Flyer" was the first hot air balloon ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and was the largest ever flown at 2.3 million cubic feet capacity, reaching speeds in excess of 130 mph.
	server1.msn.co.in /profile/RichardBranson.asp (618 words)

	Sir Richard Branson: Virgin : Moneyweb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		RICHARD BRANSON: Yes, I mean I was literally in a little cottage in the country when somebody said that Madiba was on the phone.
		RICHARD BRANSON: The only calls of distress you get on the cellphone industry is from members of the public, who really do feel they’ve been taken for a ride for some time.
		RICHARD BRANSON: Well, I was listening to your interview earlier and I wish I could be as succinct as you are, but you at least had an education which I never got, but anyway.
	www.moneyweb.co.za /moneyweb_radio/mny_power_hour/577135.htm (2735 words)

	Richard Branson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Branson's next venture with the Virgin group is Virgin Fuel, which is set to respond to global warming and exploit the recent spike in fuel costs by offering a revolutionary, cheaper fuel for automobiles and also aircraft (in the near future).
		Branson has stated that he was formerly a global warming skeptic and was influenced in his decision by a breakfast meeting with Al Gore.
		Branson was honoured 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 (2346 words)

	Sir Richard Branson wants airlines not to add to global warming
		Sir Richard Branson has said that the global aviation industry must work together to help tackle climate change and not to add to the problem and he claimed that up to 25% of the world's aviation carbon dioxide emissions could be cut if airlines, airports and governments worked as a team.
		Sir Richard Branson only last week pledged Virgin profits worth $3bn (£1.6bn) towards renewable energy initiatives and is now calling upon others to support a cross-industry forum to tackle the "growing problem" of global warming.
		Richard Branson should be commended for his belated conversion to the cause of fighting climate change.
	www.enjoyfrance.com /content/view/562/31 (272 words)

	AskMen.com - Richard Branson pics
		Born in 1950, Richard Branson grew up in a traditional family and received his education at Stowe School, where he established a national magazine entitled Student at the age of sixteen.
		In addition to his own business activities, Branson is a trustee of several charities, including The Healthcare Foundation, a leading healthcare charity responsible for the launch of a health education campaign named Parents Against Tobacco, aiming to limit tobacco advertisements and sponsorships in sports.
		Richard is currently in the midst of preparations to attempt a world-record setting, round-the-world hot air balloon crossing.
	www.askmen.com /men/december99/6c_richard_branson.html (772 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Profile: Richard Branson
		Sir Richard Branson's announcement that he is to donate the next 10 years' profits from his Virgin travel businesses to the fight against global warming is the latest - and most significant - act of philanthropy from one of the world's best known businessmen.
		In 1985, Sir Richard set out from New York to beat the record for crossing the Atlantic by boat, but barely a hundred miles from home the boat had hit some floating driftwood and sank.
		Sir Richard and the crew had to be plucked from the sea but the escapade made him and his company household names.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5368602.stm (1000 words)

	RICHARD BRANSON CHAIRMAN OF THE VIRGIN GROUP OF COMPANIES
		Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, sometimes abbreviated as SRB for "Sir Richard Branson" (born 18 July 1950, Shamley Green, Surrey), is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations.
		Sir Richard Branson, is the reserve pilot for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, 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.
		Sir Richard Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School (now Bishopsgate School) until the age of 13, then he attended Stowe until he was 15 years old.
	www.solarnavigator.net /sponsorship/richard_branson.htm (2316 words)

	Branson commits profits to fight global warming. 22/09/2006. ABC News Online
		Richard Branson: Our generation has the knowledge, it has the financial resources and as importantly it has the will power.
		Sir Richard, who 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 US president Bill Clinton to combat world problems.
		"Richard's commitment is groundbreaking not only because of the price tag, which is phenomenal, but also because of the statement that he is making: clean energy is good for the world and it's good for business," Mr Clinton said.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200609/s1745957.htm (353 words)

	Richard Branson Summary
		Charismatic entrepreneur Richard Branson (born 1950) became well known when his daredevil business tactics were upstaged by his death defying antics as a sportsman.
		Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, sometimes abbreviated as SRB for "Sir Richard Branson" (born 18 July 1950, Surrey), is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations.
		Richard Branson: Sir Richard Branson during the announcement of the Virgin Express airline which would compete with Ryanair and EasyJet.
	www.bookrags.com /Richard_Branson (172 words)

	The Virgin King: Sir Richard Branson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sir Richard Branson is the daredevil of British business, the kind of man who'll risk everything - including his life - just to prove a point.
		Liz Hayes trails in the frenetic Sir Richard's wake as he surveys his vast holdings, and flies with him to his magnificent Caribbean retreat, where he spends four months of the year.
		Richard Branson's private island of Necker is one of the world's most luxurious holiday retreats.
	sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au /60/stories/2000_05_21/story_164.asp (264 words)

	Michael Manning: A TOAST TO SIR RICHARD BRANSON!
		Things were going well when all of a sudden, one of Sir Richard's aides nudged him and said "We have to be at CNN for Larry King in an hour".
		Three years ago, I was part of a team assembling a fundraiser for a good cause: a benefit for the National Parkinson Foundation (http://www.parkinson.org) -the world's largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to uncovering a cause and cure for Parkinson's Disease (which took my father).
		One week later, I received a letter from Sir Richard advising me that he had just opened my letter and that either he or a member of his staff would respond within the next two weeks.
	michaelmanning.tv /blog/2005/07/toast-to-sir-richard-branson.html (814 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Branson makes $3bn climate pledge
		Sir Richard Branson is to invest $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight global warming.
		Sir Richard, 56, said that transport and energy companies "must be at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly business strategies".
		Friends of the Earth broadly welcomed Sir Richard's announcement, but the environmental pressure group warned that the continued fast growth in air travel could not be maintained "without causing climatic disaster".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5368194.stm (467 words)

	Live from DMA06: Sir Richard Branson Dishes on Virgin’s Brands, Goals
		Branson’s big gamble was in 1984 when Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Cargo were founded.
		Otherwise grounded, Branson charted a plane for $2,000, sold one-way tickets to other passengers for $39, filled the flight, made a profit, and took off with the idea of launching Virgin Airways.
		The bulk of Branson’s speech was devoted to his passion for environmentally safe business practices, such as energy-efficient planes like the one Virgin created and that now sits in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington.
	multichannelmerchant.com /news/Richard_Branson_Virgin_10172006 (492 words)

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		Sir Richard Branson then spoke for Founding Member Elvis Presley, the award being picked up by Elvis's widow, Priscilla Presley.
		Sir Richard Branson and John Singleton's Macquarie Radio Network are in the market for three east coast radio licences soon to be auctioned by the government.
		Branson, in attendance for SpaceShipOne’s prize-winning flight, said that he is dedicated to carrying commercial passengers on space flights.
	www.lycos.com /info/sir-richard-branson--miscellaneous.html?page=2 (454 words)

	Richard Branson, The World's Richest People - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Irrepressible Branson boldly announced several new ventures this year: he's starting a mobile phone venture in China, moving into bioethanol refining and publishing comic books.
		To fund the new activities Branson has been trying to generate cash: he is in the middle of selling part of Virgin Mobile UK to cable operator NTL and taking equity in a combined entity; he did a similar deal with short-haul carrier Virgin Express.
		Last October Branson launched the "Branson School of Entrepreneurship at CIDA City Campus" in South Africa.
	www.forbes.com /lists/2006/10/2Y7I.html (162 words)

	Catherine Barr's Vancouver Events - Sir Richard Branson at Lift in Vancouver
		Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Mobile at Lift in Vancouver
		Sir Richard Branson, who plans on taking people into space in 2007 with Virgin Galactic, gets ready to pop the champagne.
		To Sir with love - Richard Branson poses with the girls of his new extreme sports team which Virgin Mobile will sponsor in surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding.
	www.catherinebarr.com /photos/westender2005/richardbranson/index.html (380 words)

	Wired 13.01: Rocket Man
		Branson clambers back up onto the wing and runs through his paces again for the boom-rigged camera: crossed-arm stance, million-mile gaze across the desert, then a quick turn as the lens swoops in for a close-up, with a tease of that famous toothy grin and a glint of sky-blue eyes.
		Branson has been mugging and grinning, diving and rappelling, ballooning and mooning his way to extreme mogulhood for nearly 40 years.
		If Branson and his Virginauts can attract even a quarter of the customers they believe are out there, they'll rally today's alt.space backwater of wild dreamers, cranky engineers, and rich geeks to launch an era of glittery, out-of-this-world-class new businesses.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/13.01/branson.html (1092 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Branson call for greener airlines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sir Richard last week pledged Virgin profits worth $3bn (£1.6bn) towards renewable energy initiatives.
		In New York later today, Sir Richard will outline proposals he claims would save over 150m tonnes of carbon emissions a year.
		Sir Richard has written to airlines, airport operators and engine manufacturers stressing the need for the industry to increase the pace at which it changes its practices
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/5383908.stm (416 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 (720 words)

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