1. Entrepreneurs –what makes them a success? Presented By: Magdakochanowicz

2. http://m “ PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER”

3. experience knowledge Anatomy of an Entrepreneur James Dyson Sir. Alan Sugar hand eyes ears guts personality skin passion Sir Richard Branson

4. Sir. Richard Branson “ How I’ve survived, had fun and made a fortune doing business my way “ “ The English Industrialist …. Business Magnate” New YorkTimes

5. Sir. Richard Branson “ A frugal Billionaire” 5

8. Branson has Dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but discovered his ability to connect with others

9. Knighted in 1999 for his “service to entrepreneurship”

11. GEEK FOR ADVENTURES

12. ENTERTAINMENT CEL” The quintessential entrepreneur”

14. Ranked in 2007’s Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People in the world”

15. 236th richest person according to Forbes’ 2008 list of billionaires, with estimated net worth of approx. $4.4 billion USD

16. Founder & CEO of Virgin Group

17. Richard BransonF” My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them… from the perspective of wanting to live life to the full, I felt that I had to attempt it”. 7

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19. 1990’sENTERPRENEURlAL START- UP Size does matter : “… you need to challenge and compete with brands to become big yourself ”

20. is one of the most exciting brands !!! Some Facts: Employing 55 000 people 360 Companies worldwide, An annual Virgin Group turnover of £11 bn 10

21. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ? Search Branson’s Empire It’s all about Virgin TravelLifestyle Media & Phone Music Money People & Planet

22. The Brand Values The Brand Core Values Fun VALUEFOR MONEY Quality Innovation COMETITIVE CHALENGE BRILLIANT CUSTOMERSERVICE Loveyour people

23. BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY “ Business is not a recipe which could be imitated” “Be different “ “ Fun is the core of how I like to do business “ “ Look for the best and You will get the best”

25. He is likeable He knows when to disappear

26. Listen to people

27. Encourage communication and feedback

28. Integrate personnel into other parts of organization

29. He is sponge for new ides

30. Inspire people to think like entrepreneurs

31. You and everybody around you will make mistakes

32. Helping people achieve things that they did not know they were capable of

33. Being a catalyst to the success of others

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