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1. Richard branson Richard Branson founded virgin in 1972 He was close to closing virgin down after not getting funding from a bank. He has a majority of companies in the virgin brand, such as virign Atlantic airways Characteristics/skills Passion for his job (‘you are more likely to be inspired and have great ideas if you love what you do’ is a quote by RB) Hard working – Branson had already failed in 2 businesses previous to Virgin but never gave up, even when, as mentioned, he went on the verge of having no more funding, he paid his way through to the end of the week and used his determination to find a new bank to trust him with his project.

2. Elon MUSK Elon Musk is the CEO of electric car company Tesla and the founder of SpaceX SpaceX is an American ‘spacecraft’ manufacturer, satellite communication and defense contractor. Elon Musk launched it in 2002 with goals of reaching Mars and reducing space transportation costs. Elon musk characteristics/skills Self-confidence – Elon has strived to send 80,000 people to Mars by 2050. IT – Musk was trained as a computer programmer, so this skill helps him be more involved in the innovation of his projects like Tesla’s car coding and the programming going into his space shuttles.

3. JAMES DYSON James Dyson founded the Dyson company, known today for selling household appliances like hoovers and fans His first item he sold was a wheelbarrow with a plastic sphere as a wheel to stop punctures as it was a common trend he found and sought to solve He is known for creating the bagless vacuum cleaner. He is the fifth richest person in England, valued at 23 billion Characteristics: Problem solver/Creativity – Dysons willing to find a solution for the wheelbarrow puncture issue, as well as finding a stress free vacuum cleaner solution, has shown how he is a great problem solver and a very creative entrepreneur.