Charlie Rose with Kenneth Clarke; Richard Branson; Richard Eyre (November 19, 1997)
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson is waiting in the wings if Royal Bank of Scotland is forced to sell off its valued units, including Citizens Bank. RBS confirmed...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- In an unprecedented collaboration, Australia's Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef have teamed up with V Australia, Richard Branson's newest international airline, to bring the Perfect Australian Travel Experience to Americans.
CEOWORLD Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Virgin Money, the consumer credit arm of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, has applied to Britain’s Financial Services Authority for a banking licence. The company said that it had applied for a licence to sell current accounts and mortgages to expand its business. Reportedly, Virgin Money had approached Bryan Sanderson, former chairman of Northern Rock, to become a non-executive director...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Virgin Money, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, has applied to the U.K. Financial Services Authority to become a bank.
Small Business Trends (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
There are lots of great small business events coming up this fall. Check out our latest list, brought to you every two weeks by by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com . The Perfect Pitch 2009 October 26, 2009. The Ritz-Carlton; Marina del Rey, California Hundreds of influential entrepreneurs and investors will converge for a day of learning and dealmaking. Powerful speakers and panelists...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Sir Richard Branson*s pose as champion of the underdog is wearing thin. His attempt to compare British Airways* lockhold on transatlantic slots from Heathrow in the...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has attacked Rupert Murdoch's vast media network over the dominance of British Sky Broadcasting in the UK's pay...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has attacked Rupert Murdoch's vast media network over the dominance of British Sky Broadcasting in the UK's pay television market
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural BVI Kite Jam taking place March 1-5, 2010, will be a unique kite boarding experience and internationally renowned affair presented by the BVI Tourist Board and will include Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island. Richard Branson, an avid kite boarder himself, conceived of the event after staging an impromptu race between Necker Island...
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Looks like Tina Brown's Daily Beast may be riding on Arianna Huffington's charitable coat tails with the launch of Giving Beast, a new vertical that encourages users to read blog posts and stories about cause-related news and opinion, then click on links and widgets to find out how to get involved. Global Philanthropy Group, a consulting service that has worked with Bono, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The Times reports that: "Tony Blair, the favourite to become Europe’s first president, is believed to have accepted tens of thousands of pounds from a steel billionaire campaigning for Ukraine to join the European Union. Victor Pinchuk, who is championing the country’s bid for EU membership, has already hired Stephen Byers, the former Labour cabinet minister, to press his case. He...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
MIAMI, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- VideoMD.com is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Top 10 Finalist for The Perfect Pitch 2009, an Entrepreneur and Investor Conference. There were over 1000 submissions for The Perfect Pitch, which were evaluated on clarity, viability, consumer need, growth potential, marketing strategy, team capability, scalability, and competitive advantage. Judges were...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
German vending machines offer farm-fresh produce and dairy products, Obama nominates bigtime agri-biz execs to key agriculture posts, Richard Branson's Carbon War Room tries to slow down climate change, and eco-friendly roofs go mainstream, all this week at Fast Company . Would you buy eggs from a local farm out of a vending machine? Peter-und-Paul-hof farm hopes so, which is why the German farm has...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
You know the green movement has hit the big time when flashy investors start getting involved. Earlier today we learned that George Soros is investing $1 billion in clean energy, and now comes word that the Carbon War Room , a so-called "philanthropic initiative" started by SunEdison founder Jigar Shah and financially backed by Richard Branson, is pushing for ships to lower their carbon...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
I’ve read a bit about Tony Blair and the presidency of Europe on the Corner. And that put me in mind of a moment at Davos last winter. Here is how I recorded it in my NRO journal: Lunch is a pretty starry affair: It is a Philanthropy Roundtable that includes [Bill] Clinton, Tony Blair, Bill Gates, Muhammad Yunus, and Richard Branson -- Sir Richard Branson, I should say. The host, Victor Pinchuk,...
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