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
Many assume my business success has brought me happiness. But the way I see it, I am successful because I am happy. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Most entrepreneurs are not doing it for financial motives in the first place. They're just people who love creating. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you run a business, put on top your employees, then your consumers, and then your shareholders. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Building a business is not rocket science, it's about having a great idea and seeing it through with integrity. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
From my very first day as an entrepreneur, I've felt the only mission worth pursuing in business is to make people's lives… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Explore this next great frontier where the boundaries between work and higher purpose are merging into one, where doing good really is… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have always looked on my businesses not just as money-making machines, but as adventures that can, I hope, make people better… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you are seizing on a new business opportunity, deliberately move your customers' expectations up a few notches and consistently over-deliver on… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Failing can provide invaluable lessons and making mistakes and experiencing setbacks is part of the DNA of every successful entrepreneur. — 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
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
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
When I started Virgin from a basement in west London, there was no great plan or strategy. I didn't set out to… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I love creating things, and as an entrepreneur, I've taken on quite a lot of major corporations and done well. Capitalism is… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
If you offer people a decent service, if you give them you know Internet access, if their phones are not cut off… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Good people have always been at the heart of the Virgin business, and that's largely because we have tried to keep our… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
When employees tell you about their good ideas for the business, don't limit your response to asking questions, taking notes and following… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
It's far more difficult being a small-business owner starting a business than it is for me with thousands of people working for… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The signing of the Sex Pistols was a turning point for Virgin. It put the company on the map and, over the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Engage your emotions at work. Your instincts and emotions are there to help you. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I've had many challenges - every entrepreneur does - it's the nature of the beast. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
What is a business? It's simply an idea that makes someone else's life better — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
The most important thing for entrepreneurs is not to be put off by failure. — 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
Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I enjoy the company of other people. That's where I get most of my satisfaction from — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Making money never was my incentive. I just want to fight big companies. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Whatever business you are in, every company can shoot for the start in their own way. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have always been a huge believer in the inestimable value good mentoring can contribute to any nascent business — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Customers shouldn't just think of your business as a place to buy a product or use a service - it should be… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
I have fun running all the Virgin businesses, so a setback is never a bad experience, just a learning curve — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Screwing business as usual fundamentally recognises that doing good is good for business. — 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
