“15 Small Business Lessons from Richard Branson” as reported by Ann Handley (American Express’ OpenForum.com, 23 September 2010). In a word, brilliant. So much so that nothing needs to be added.

“Branson From the Inside” by Sara Wilson (Entrepreneur Magazine, November 2008). Pardon the cliches but… An entrepreneur’s entrepreneur and an inspiration to us all. Long live Sir Richard!

This sidebar was pulled from “Being Branson” by Sara Wilson (in the same issue).

Got an idea? Looking to grow your biz? Need some money to make it happen? You’re going to want to breeze through these:

“Likes Taking Risks, Profitable Returns” by Dan Fost (NY Times, Wed 1 Oct 2008).

“Easy Money” on Sir Richard Branson’s new Virgin Money (www.VirginMoneyUS.com) by Jessica Harris (FSB – Fortune Small Business, Jan 2008).