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PRESENTATION ON SUCCESSFUL

ENTREPRENEUR

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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

PRESENTATION ON SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

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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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Business Ventures

Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984

launchedVirgin Mobile in 1999,

Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000.

In 1992 Bronson entered into Railway business

Virgin acquired European short-haul airline Euro Belgian

Airlines in 1996 and renamed it Virgin Express.

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In 2006, Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation an

entertainment company.

Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007,

In February 2009, Branson's Virgin organization were reported as

bidding to buy the former Honda Formula One team.

Branson later stated an interest in Formula One.

Branson also introduced his business in Indian market as VIRGIN

MOBILES in the segment of mobile stores and is continuously spreading

its business

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His Island

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WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS

A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight byBranson, 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.

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HONOURSHe was knighted in 1999 for his "services to entrepreneurship".

In 2000, 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 GreatestBritons.

Sir Richard was also ranked in 2007'sTime Magazine "Top 100 Most

InfluentialPeople in theWorld".

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

presented Branson with the United Nations Correspondents Association

Citizen of theWorld Award for his support for environmental andhumanitarian causes.

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Thank You