Richard Branson
News and interviews on Richard Branson including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Richard Branson buys stake in tech payments firm Square Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Billionaire Richard Branson has stepped outside the realms of his Virgin Group to invest in Square, the mobile payments start-up run by Twitter co-founder and former chief executive Jack Dorsey. ...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Active plans Australian expansion, confirms talks with venture capital firms
Monday, 18 July 2011
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson is looking to rapidly expand the Virgin Active health clubs across Australia over the next four years, with the £1 billion ($1.5 billion) business confirming talks with a venture capital company and fanning expectations for a ...
Branson’s losing altitude
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Virgin Blue shares slumped another 7% this morning after the company told investors that it is heading towards a loss of $80 million in 2010-11. ...
Richard Branson loses $17 million as Virgin Blue takes $40 million sales hit
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Virgin Blue's shock announcement that it would take a $40 million hit due to floods and fragile consumer sentiment has sent the value of its shares – and the value of founder Richard Branson's stake – down sharply in early trade. ...
10 must-haves for your marketing plan
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
This article first appeared June 29, 2010. As the list of ways to promote your business grows, working out the most effective way to spruik your business can be half the battle. That's why it's vital that small- and medium-sized businesses put a solid ...
10 key investment themes of the wealthy
Monday, 06 December 2010
For many of the world's billionaires, 2010 has been another difficult year. ...
Richard Branson beats Rupert Murdoch to the punch with launch of iPad only magazine
Wednesday, 01 December 2010
Colourful billionaire Sir Richard Branson has launched the first edition of Virgin Group's new iPad-only magazine, just weeks before Rupert Murdoch is expected to launch an iPad-only daily newspaper. ...
Richard Branson to reveal iPad-only magazine
Friday, 26 November 2010
With all this talk of News Corp and Richard Branson creating iPad-only magazines, it's no wonder more and more publications are moving into the tablet space. And this time, it's The Economist's turn. ...
Richard Branson beefs up Virgin Group with heavy-hitting advisory board
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
The transition of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group from maverick business upstart to corporate giant appears to be gathering pace, with Branson announcing the appointment of six corporate heavy-hitters to a special advisory board. ...
Dorry Kordahi
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
It's been a big few months for Dorry Kordahi, the 35-year-old founder of merchandising and marketing company DKM. Just eight years after founding his business, which now turns over more than $10 million, Kordhai joined the Young Rich list with a fortune estimated ...
Virgin Galactic embarks on first test flight
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Virgin Galactic has tested its first spacecraft, the company announced recently, with the VSS Enterprise reaching an altitude of 13,700 metres. ...
Virgin Blue flights back to normal, but fallout continues
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Virgin Blue's IT disaster appears to be almost over, with the last of the passengers stranded when its IT systems crashed on Sunday set to be flown home today. ...
Generation Y keen to start new businesses: Survey
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
People aged 18 to 25 will be more entrepreneurial than the previous generation, with nearly a third expecting to start up a business, according to new research. ...
Words of wisdom from Sir Richard
Friday, 17 September 2010
Richard Branson has been in town this week and I was interested to learn his insights into the importance he places on the people that work for the Virgin brand. ...
I'm working for a client when I should be working for me!
Friday, 10 September 2010
Hi there Aunty B, I have a small consultancy business and one of my clients, whom I have been working with for the last year, has been setting up a new venture around the marketing space. ...
IF Telecom Pty Ltd
Friday, 10 September 2010
Andrew Branson Richard Branson Smart50 rank: 27 Revenue: $3,678,431 Growth: 50% Founders: Andrew Branson, 25, Richard Branson, 27 Head Office: Victoria Employees: 15 Industry: Telecommunications Website: www.iftelecom.com.au There are plenty ...
How to spread a viral marketing campaign
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Jarod Green and his friends never dreamed that their good-natured attempt to poke fun at the New Zealand accent would turn into a multimillion dollar merchandising phenomenon. ...
Richard Branson's Virgin Money picks Sydney for HQ, but is the Virgin Active gyms chain up for sale?
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has picked Sydney for the new headquarters of his new Australian Virgin Money venture, which will offer credit card and online banking products in associate with US banking giant Citibank. ...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group wins trademark case against fledgling condom maker
Wednesday, 07 July 2010
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has built a billion-dollar business on the back of his Virgin brand's sexy image and a recent trademark battle has highlighted the lengths he is prepared to go to protect that brand. ...
10 must-haves for your marketing plan
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
As the list of ways to promote your business grows, working out the most effective way to spruik your business can be half the battle. That's why it's vital that small- and medium-sized businesses put a solid marketing strategy in place and make sure they don't ...
