TY - GEN AU - Branson,Richard Charles Nicholas TI - Like a Virgin : : secrets they won't teach you at business school SN - 9781591845683 AV - HC 252.5 B821l 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York : PB - Portfolio/Penguin, KW - Emprendimiento KW - Empresarios KW - Gran BretaƱa N1 - Five secrets to starting a business -- People power -- Nice guys can finish first -- The weakest link -- Business philosophy -- Screw you, Goliath! -- The importance of not being earnest -- The perfect pitch -- The opportunity of risk -- Private space -- They say -- A perfect 10 -- If you never make mistakes -- The customer's always right -- Brand awareness -- Steve Jobs -- First impressions are huge -- To win the war on drugs -- Science : the last frontier -- Chocks away -- Like a fine wine -- What's in a name? -- So, you want to be CEO? -- The Chinese plate trick -- How to bake an entrepreneur -- Change is in the air -- Don't like the second opinion? -- Breaking up -- If I could do it all over again -- More walking and talking -- Accidents happen -- Reach for the skies -- Sustainable energy -- New ventures -- Get big -- Selling customers is easy -- What is success? -- When going walkabout-- Surviving a downturn -- Rising above it all -- Living the Branson life -- Early endeavours -- Change is good -- Managing the launch -- A shocking revelation! -- A noose around the neck-- Today's failure-- Real change for good? Be a leader Great customer service Can bad news be good news? Choosing a partner -- Invest in your people -- The day the music didn't die -- Good training -- Rebranding -- Social services redefined -- A-B-C-D -- Empowerment and appreciation -- Launching a business -- Keep an eye on the details -- The lonely entrepreneur? -- The planet's problems -- 'Let's shake on that' -- Office relationships -- Earn your customers' trust -- To work better -- Strike up the brand -- Sharing life's lessons -- Power to the people -- Watching your waistline -- What's better than a handout?-- Home and/or office -- Kick-start the economy -- Rules of the road -- School of hard knocks N2 - The Virgin Group entrepreneur offers advice, shares his experiences, and discusses business insights collected from his syndicated "New York Times" column ER -