http://entrepreneur.virgin.com Richard Branson's Official Website & Blog Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:38:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On my trip to NYC to celebrate Virgin Atlantic’s 25th birthday, I had a few media appointments that allowed me to share my thoughts on the Virgin brand and our businesses and announce a bit of exciting rock-n-roll news. Here’s a snapshot of an afternoon in the Big Apple. My first ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/26/one-afternoon-in-nyc/ Virgin Atlantic is 25 years old this week and we have recreated the very first flight to New York that departed on 22 June 1984. We departed Heathrow Airport on Tuesday aboard the appropriately named Boeing 747-400 ‘Birthday Girl’. Kate Moss came along to personally wish us a happy birthday ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/24/virgin-atlantics-25th-birthday-celebrations-at-london-heathrow/ I'm Gary Vaynerchuk and I'm honoured to be taking part in the Richard Branson blog, so hit me with your questions on entrepreneurship. Just submit your question by adding a comment to this post and l’ll answer some of the best questions on film as part of Richard’s next PitchTV ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/23/pitchtv-ask-gary-vaynerchuk-anything/ Read by Richard himself, Business Stripped Bare is now available as an audiobook. Richard took some time to record the secrets of his success from Necker Island. In this extract you'll hear Richard's personal ethos on how a business works, and what to expect from the rest of the biggest book ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/22/business-stripped-bare-audiobook/ I’ve been receiving lots of requests from the supporters of Sydney FBi 94.5FM to help save their community radio station which is in financial trouble in this recession. They’ve set a goal to raise one million Australian dollars. I’d like to congratulate FBi radio for running a truly inventive and original ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/17/sign-up-and-save-sydney-fbi/ Here’s an interview I did recently with Simon Calder from The Independent newspaper in the UK to discuss Virgin Atlantic's 25 year history. Follow the link to read the interview or listen to the podcast… visit independent.co.uk http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/10/the-independent-interview/ Voting is now open for the third round of PitchTV. It's up to you to decide which five video pitches will make it in to August's episode of Richard Branson's PitchTV which will premiere on board Virgin Atlantic planes and then be shown here online. So which of the latest batch ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/08/pitchtv-vote-for-your-favourite-video-pitch/ Here's the final PitchTV video for your consideration this month: cmypitch.com helps UK entrepreneurs succeed - something which we're quite interested in here at Virgin. Do you think this video pitch is good enough to make it in to Richard's PitchTV show onboard Virgin Atlantic planes? Check back in the ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/08/pitchtv-cmypitchcom/ A few weeks ago I filmed this video in support of Prince Charles' campaign to save the world's rainforests. The Prince has come up with a clever campaign built around a frog - which the Prince, his sons, Harrison Ford, Pele and Daniel Craig among others, have all been filmed with. You ... http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/05/save-our-rainforests/ Sign up against deforestation at rainforestsos.org http://entrepreneur.virgin.com/2009/06/05/sign-up-against-deforestation/