This site is the online home of the venture capital organization, the Virgin Group, based in the United Kingdom. A variety of branded companies are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America. The main categories on the home page include ‘Travel’, ‘Lifestyle’, ‘Media & Mobile’, ‘Music, ‘Money’, ‘People & Planet’, ‘Entrepreneur’, ‘Virgin’ and ‘More’. Hovering over a main category displays the available companies as subcategories.
Featured blocks on the home page display recent press releases, current deals and Richard’s blog. Headline links are also displayed under each of the main site categories. Recent community activities are listed as well as the most recent question posted to Richard Branson, the company’s founder, in the ‘Ask Richard’ feature. A sampling of jobs available in the Group’s companies is displayed on the home page. The ‘See All’ link leads to a page for users to perform a job search of available positions.
Registered users may vote up, or vote down posts, share articles with friends, and become a fan of selected companies. During registration users are encouraged to connect their account with an email account and/or a Facebook account to invite friends.
Community guidelines and other site information links are found at the bottom of the home page.