He started the business from the church where he ran Student magazine. Richard Branson initially started his record business. Additionally, he also attended Stowe School. Talking about his education, Branson attended Scaitcliffe School and later Cliff View House School in Sussex.
Furthermore, he belongs to a mixed ethnic background of English, Scottish and Welsh, Indian, German, and distant Irish. His parents were supportive of his endeavors from an early age and he had the desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. He has dyslexia and hence he struggled throughout his schooling years.