Quotes from Richard Branson

There is no point in going into a business unless you can make a radical difference in other people's lives.

Don't wait till you are big before you begin building your brand. Build a brand from scratch alongside your business.

Entrepreneurial business favours the open mind. It favours people whose optimism drives them to prepare for many possible futures, pretty much purely for the joy of doing so.

Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

Your company should act as a springboard for ambitious employees, not a set of shackles.

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me

I have no secret. There are no rules to follow in business. I just work hard and, as I always have done, believe I can do it. Most of all, though, I try to have fun.

One thing is certain in business: you will make mistakes. When you are pushing the boundaries, mistakes are inevitable-how you react is important.

If you take care of your workers they'll take care of your business.

I never wanted to be a businessman, I just wanted to change the world

You can never go too far wrong by thinking like a customer who's new to the business.

The time to go into a new business is when it's badly run by others.

Running a business is making a difference in people's lives

The quickest way to become a millionaire in the airline business is to start out as a billionaire.

When we start a new venture, we base it on hard research and analysis. Typically, we review the industry and put ourselves in our customer's shoes to see what we could do better.

I think it's important we continue to find new ways for start-up businesses to get access to funding, mentorship and business advice.

Business is what concerns us. If you care about something enough to do something about it, you're in 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.

Remain focused on fulfilling your business mission. Never allow adversity divert your attention and efforts.

I never went into business to make money, but I have found that if I have fun, the money will come.

My early business ventures included growing Christmas trees and breeding birds.

We have teams of people working on electric cars. So you never know - you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business.