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Introduction:
‘The Virgin Group iz ano of tho U's largost
rate companize. Tha group incdod, in 2000,
(03 businossos as dirsa as sifinas, haath cubs,
‘mesic stores and tras. The group includod
‘gin Galsctic, which promizad ta tako paying
stroot radar in tha US comedy Fronds, to attmpling
a1 ron-stop baloon fight around theword, This
has cortanly contributed tothe dafrtion and
‘ocognisabilty of the brand, Rascarch has showed
‘that the Virgin namo was asscciatod wit words
such az Yun’, “nnovatvo’, ‘daring’ and ‘zuccuentu.
ln. 2006 Branson announced plans to invest $3bn
(€2:aber £17 in ranawabla enargy. Virgin, through
its partnarship with a cable company NTL, ako
undartock an sapanion ints mada challonging
publciy tha way NowsCorp oparatad in tha LK and
‘the affacts on Bish damocracy. The natura and
souls of both these ininfives saggeats that Branson's
taste for his brand of businoss remains undimmod.
Origins and setivities
‘Wegin was founded in 1970.95 3 mal erdar acon
was leated on the stock exchange with 2 tumowar of
‘2250m (£2e2.5m). However, Branson became tred
‘of tha publ: Eating obligations: ba resaniod making
roccotation in the City tm poopls whom, ha batoved,
‘id not understand the businaas. The precsura to
‘create shert-tarm proft, especialy as the shara pric
bogan fo fall was tho final stra: Branson dacidad to
‘aka the businass back into private ownership and the