| -> | | | | Foreman in their bout hyped as "The Rumble In The |
| There is a lot of money to be made for the person | | | | Jungle." |
| who brings talent to the world. The secret is to | | | | The strategy is simple, whether you become a |
| promote to the hungry. This business model is what | | | | manager of a rock band or a major promoter for the |
| made Richard Branson such a success. He created a | | | | circus; it is easy to find talent to make your show a |
| label company called Virgin Records (you may have | | | | success. Everyone is looking for his or her big break. |
| heard of it) in 1973. Among Virgin Records first | | | | Therefore, you can be the one to offer it to them and |
| releases was Mike Oldfield's album Tubular Bells. This | | | | when they are rich and famous you too are earning |
| album alone topped the U.S. charts in 1974 selling more | | | | the big paycheck. |
| than 13 million copies. This quickly made Virgin one of | | | | Sit back and think of something you might like to |
| the most successful record companies in the United | | | | promote, or consider a business that you might like to |
| Kingdom. | | | | start that follows a similar business model. Maybe you |
| The concept is to offer opportunities to (disguised as | | | | can organize a series of seminars in a specific field of |
| contracts) to up and coming talents in your chosen | | | | study, or arrange unique events and entertainment. |
| field. In boxing, this would be the promoter. Don King | | | | Once you get your business underway, it will be easy |
| was the one making the real money when he pitted | | | | to find the talent to fit the shoes of your idea. |
| Mohamed Ali against defeating champion George | | | | |