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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

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Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur with an insatiable eagerness for starting new businesses. He is best known for his Virgin brand, a banner that encompasses a variety of business organizations. Branson is continuously seeking new business opportunities.

Richard Branson has created one of the most recognizable brands in the world. He started two ventures by the age of 15 that eventually failed. One is growing Christmas trees and another is raising budgerigar. At 16, His entrepreneurial ways began early when he was publishing a student magazine. In 1970, Branson decided to quit school and move to London, where he began his first successful entrepreneurial activity by setting up Student magazine, and the now famous Virgin brand had its beginnings in the form of a discount records mail order. When he was 17, he opened his first charity. Branson was awarded a Knighthood in 1999 and became Sir Richard Branson for his contribution to entrepreneurship.

Branson is very successful in managing employees to become a united community. He makes the employees love his organization. He tried to make the employees working in the Virgin with fun and joy. He believes that if the work becomes an exciting adventure, the attitude of the staff will become very different from the original. Today, Branson also served as chairman of Virgin Group, which employed 35,000 people.

Branson loves challenges, thrilling and adventurous life. This world is a challenge for him. Every second that passes, they are the opportunities for new business, and he knows how to use those opportunities that pass through very well. He lives wisely and the most important thing is he works constantly. Branson never stops. He is always investing in new business. Even if he fell, he just uses that as a lesson and starts it over again. 

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