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00:30Whether you consider him a business genius or an over-the-top showman,

00:34there's no doubt flamboyant Sir Richard Branson is one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.

00:41Inspired by his mother and aunt, who started up successful ventures from scratch,

00:46Branson entered the business world aged just 16.

00:54Five years later, he opened the record store chain Virgin Megastores

00:58and then launched record label Virgin Records.

01:03During the 1980s and 90s, Branson built up the Virgin Group to include Virgin Atlantic Airlines,

01:11Virgin Mobile Phones, Virgin Trains, and now Virgin Galactic, a new space tourism company.

01:21Once his business empire was established, Branson was able to indulge in another great passion,

01:27pursuing boating and aviation records.

01:38In a canny marketing move, his record attempts have been closely tied to the Virgin brand,

01:43generating millions of dollars in free publicity every time he hits the headlines.