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Virgin started as the first mail-order business to discount music records
“Nobody had ever sold music at a cheaper price than the normal retail price and it was the start of Virgin.”
Virgin Group operates roughly two hundred companies worldwide
“There's a couple of hundred companies around the world.”
Branson avoided a 35% tax by faking record exports until caught
“If you export records, you don't have to pay the 35% tax. So, nautily, we sold them in England, and anyway, I got caught and a number of other record shops are doing the same thing. We got a rap on our back of our hand, and it has taught me in life that sleepi…”