Richard Branson was born on 18th July 1950 and his global brand Virgin is almost as well publicised as his self promoting stunts. He first went into business at the age of sixteen when he published a magazine called "Student".

He explains "I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going."  

After setting up a successful mail order record business he then established a chain of record shops, Virgin Records, and and the birth of the Virgin brand was assured.

Other business included airways, mobile phones and Virgin Media. and, as for planning ahead, "I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It's done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer."

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