Richard Branson struggled with dyslexia and dropped out of school at 16 to start a youth magazine. He started a mail-order record company called Virgin to fund the magazine, which performed modestly but allowed him to expand. Today, Virgin is a global brand spanning 34 countries and 400 companies in many industries, and Branson has become a billionaire businessman known for his entrepreneurship and space tourism ventures.

1. RICHARD BRANSON
(Dropped Out Of School And Went On To Build A
Global Business Empire)

2. Richard Branson
struggled with dyslexia
and dropped out of
school at 16 to start a
youth-culture magazine
called “Student.”

3. The publication, run by
students, for students,
turned into a nationwide
publication and a
profitable enterprise.

4. Richard was always
very focused on trying
to set up a business and
create something even
from that young age.

5. During this time that Branson had the idea
to begin a mail-order record company
called Virgin to help fund his magazine
efforts.

6. The name “Virgin” was suggested by one of
Branson’s early employees because they
were all new at business.

7. The company performed modestly, but made
Branson enough that he was able to expand
his business venture, adding a record shop
in Oxford Street, London.

8. We would say the sky’s
the limit… Except that
he’s even broken
through that boundary
with space tourism.

9. Today, Virgin is a
respected brand across
the globe, spanning 34
countries, in 400
companies, in almost
every conceivable
industry.

10. He was knighted in 1999
for his contribution to
entrepreneurship, and in
2009 he landed at No. 261
on Forbes’ World
Billionaires list with his
$2.5 billion in self-made
fortune, which includes
two private islands.

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