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Dan Watson wins ‘Pitch to Richard Branson’ with “sea-shaking” idea

by Erica | 15 May 2012 | 4 comments

Dan Watson, the brains behind SafetyNet Technologies is the winner of Pitch to Richard Branson. His idea for a specialist fishing net to support sustainable fishing captured the attention of the panel and Richard Branson …

And the Pitch to Richard Branson winners are…

by Erica | 10 May 2012 | 5 comments

Congratulations to Guy Gunaratne, Jacob Hill, Maria Albertsen and Dan Watson, who beat several hundred entrants and a voting battle of epic proportions to become the 4 businesses who will pitch to Sir Richard Branson …

Who should Pitch to Richard Branson? Vote here!

by Erica | 04 May 2012 | 72 comments

After a record number of applicants, we’ve chosen 8 Pioneers to move on to Round 2 of our Pitch to Richard Branson opportunity. So which 4 should make the final? Read on and cast your …

OPPORTUNITY: Pitch to Richard Branson!

by Erica | 23 April 2012 | 96 comments

We’ve an amazing opportunity for you and your business partner to pitch your business ideas to Richard Branson and win a share of £5000. Read on for details of this business boosting opportunity!   The …

Pioneers attend Global Entrepreneurship Congress [Pictures]

by Erica | 14 March 2012 | 6 comments

On March 13, 2012 7 Pioneers made their way to Liverpool for the UKs first Global Entrepreneurship Congress with Richard Branson. Read on to view pictures and highlights from the day…  

2 Pioneers win lunch with Richard Branson!

by Erica | 12 March 2012 | 4 comments

We love to share good news especially on our birthday! So it is our pleasure to announce that the winner of our best prize package ever is Sam Zawadzki! With Arnold Du Toit as the …

Pioneers meet Richard Branson in South Africa

by Erica | 15 December 2011 | 2 comments

We know you’ve been dying to find out what happened when team VMP took two Pioneers to South Africa to meet Richard Branson and the entrepreneurs based at the Branson Centre for Entrepreneurship. So here’s …

Richard Branson – ‘We need a nation of young entrepreneurs.’

by Zarina | 21 November 2011 | no comments

The Independent On Sunday published an article about Richard Branson’s campaign to encourage young people to see that enterprise is an option. He discussed Virgin Media Pioneers and our recent Control Shift Report. Snippets from …