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Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business.

Having a good network can be invaluable. It opens doors for you and allows you to enter into opportunities that are beneficial to your business.

Richard Branson
Opportunity, Doors, Beneficial

Money is only interesting for what it lets you do and create.

Richard Branson
Interesting
Sir Richard Branson (2012). “Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School”, p.164, Random House

The bigger the dream, the greater the opportunity

Richard Branson
Dream, Opportunity, Bigger
FaceBook post by Richard Branson from Jan 14, 2015

Clearly in the eyes of the consumer; the brand has not been diluted, but we must guard against that happening at all costs.

Richard Branson
Eye, Cost, Entrepreneurial

The balloons only have one life and the only way of finding out whether they work is to attempt to fly around the world.

Richard Branson
Inspiring, Finding The One, World

The years I would have spent at University, I spent building Student Magazine and Virgin Records. For me that was far more fun and satisfying. I have treated everyday as the University education I never had and think I learnt more about business and life than I would have at University in the process.

Richard Branson
Fun, Thinking, Years

You shouldn’t blindly accept a leader’s advice. You’ve got to question leaders on occasion.

Richard Branson
Leadership, Advice, Accepting
Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

You've got one go in life, so make the most of it.

Richard Branson
"How To Turn Your Idea Into Reality – The Richard Branson Interview". Interview with Nathan Chan, foundr.com. May 30, 2018.

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

Richard Branson
Life, People, Balance

Space is hard - but worth it. We will persevere and move forward together.

Richard Branson
Moving, Space, Together
"One pilot dead as Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crashes" by Nicky Woolg and Amanda Holpuch, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2014.

But the majority of things that one could get stressed about, they?re not worth getting stressed about.

Richard Branson
Reality, Stressed, Majority

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.

Richard Branson
Strong, Wall, Wind

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.

Richard Branson
Success, Business, Real
Richard Branson (2005). “Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography”, Virgin Pub

If you are seizing on a new business opportunity, deliberately move your customers' expectations up a few notches and consistently over-deliver on your promises - you will leave your competitors struggling to catch up.

Richard Branson
Struggle, Moving, Opportunity

Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking place. But nowhere else anyway.

Richard Branson
Thinking, Play, America

Screwing business as usual fundamentally recognises that doing good is good for business.

Richard Branson
Usual, Doing Good, Recognise

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.

Richard Branson
Success, Business, Writing

You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all experimental.

Richard Branson
Trying Something New, Happens, Knows

When people warn me against doing something once my mind is made up, I grow increasingly determined to try it.

Richard Branson
People, Mind, Trying
Richard Branson (2005). “Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography”, Virgin Pub

Making money never was my incentive. I just want to fight big companies.

Richard Branson
Fighting, Incentives, Want
The Sunday Mirror Interview, January 16, 2000.

Brands always mean something. If you don't define what the brand means, your competitors will

Richard Branson
Mean, Competitors, Brands
Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

A business can be started with very little money.

Richard Branson
Littles, Little Money

We'll not be sending anyone into space before it is safe and the vehicle is well and truly tested.

Richard Branson
Space, Safe, Vehicle

Good customer service begins at the top. If your senior people don't get it, even the strongest links further down the line can become compromised.

Richard Branson
Senior, People, Links
Sir Richard Branson (2012). “Like A Virgin: Secrets They Won’t Teach You at Business School”, p.25, Random House

We, we - as I say, we go in and shake up other industries and I think, you know, we do it differently and I think that industries are not quite the same as a result of Virgin attacking the market.

Richard Branson
Thinking, Results, Attacking

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