There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
My early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
One thing is certain in business, you and everyone around you will make mistakes. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Loyal employees in any company create loyal customers, who in turn create happy shareholders. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Develop the business around the people; build it, don't buy it; and, then, be the best. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In business, if you realize you've made a bad decision, you change it. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have learnt so much over my 40 years of business which would have been valuable to me when I was younger. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship is about turning what excites you in life into capital, so that you can do more of it and move forward… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Be swift to take advantage of business opportunities. Bigger companies are too cumbersome to move quickly; this can be a competitive advantage… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
What does the name Virgin mean? We are a company that likes to take on the giants. In too many businesses, these… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
People do not mind people who try things and fail. If you're a good entrepreneur, you're not going to succeed in every… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When we start a new venture, we base it on hard research and analysis. Typically, we review the industry and put ourselves… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeting, a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you get into entrepreneurshi p driven by profit, you are a lot more likely to fail. The entrepreneurs who succeed usually… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
What we are trying to do at Virgin is not to have one enormous company in one sector under one banner, but… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Most of our businesses do succeed, but if something completely fails, then as long as we bow out gracefully and pay off… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
And ever since then [I] have set up businesses basically out of frustration. I mean, I set up Virgin Atlantic with one… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Of course, a lot of businesses want to reach students, so I funded the magazine by selling advertising. I sold something like… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You can create a business, choose a name, but unless people know about it you're not going to sell any products. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
More businesses should be following Apple's stance in encouraging more investment in sustainability. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We spend most of our lives working. So why do so few people have a good time doing it? — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Being an entrepreneur simply means being someone who wants to make a difference to other people's lives. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you create something that makes a difference in people's lives, you are likely to become a business success as well — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Business is what concerns us. If you care about something enough to do something about it, you're in business — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you don't have time for the small things, you won't have time for the big things — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Business has to give people enriching, rewarding lives...or it's simply not worth doing. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Take a chance - it's the best way to test yourself, have fund and push boundaries. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
By nature I am curious about life, and this extends to my business. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Bakers bake bread, accountants manage accounts and entrepreneurs turn ideas into reality. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Lavish praise on people and people will flourish; criticize people and they'll shrivel up. — Richard Branson Copy Share
I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests… — Richard Branson Copy Share
As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end,… — Richard Branson Copy Share
I will work day and night to avoid failure, but if I can't, I'll pick myself up the next day. The most important thing… — Richard Branson Copy Share
Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your… — Richard Branson Copy Share
All successful people - not just entrepreneurs - have got things wrong over and over again before finding the right solution. — Richard Branson Copy Share
We have the enormous opportunity in our hands to make a positive difference for business, people, and the planet. — Richard Branson Copy Share
I'm a great believer in life to saying yes and not saying no, and hopefully making people smile and just having fun in life. — Richard Branson Copy Share
Business leaders take things far too seriously, and forget that most of the time people spend in their lives is at work, and it… — Richard Branson Copy Share
I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. — Richard Branson Copy Share
Everything in your business can be outsourced... if you're not emotionally attached to doing it all. — Richard Branson Copy Share
People have to decide on priorities if they want to get anywhere. The best lessons I learned was to just do it. — Richard Branson Copy Share
There isn't a flight goes by when I don't stare out of the window and thank my stars for what I'm seeing and feeling. — Richard Branson Copy Share
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