Got a big idea?
1. So, you're onto a winner?
We’re always looking for the next BIG thing. Especially if it builds on our exciting businesses or creates brand new ones. All our Virgin companies live and breathe our core brand values and all new proposals or ideas need to reflect these values.
They are:
- Championing the consumer
- Offering value for money
- Delivering a quality product / experience
- Driving innovation
- Competitively challenging
- And of course, having FUN!
We’ve now been around for some 30 years or so. Over the years the Virgin companies that we’ve found to be most successful for us are ones that:
- are marketing, sales and customer service focused.
- use the Virgin brand.
- have a well defined and different customer offer.
- often delivered in partnership with experts in their field.
So if you think you’ve an idea that fits the bill and has the potential to become a major global business, we are open to your ideas.
2. So where are we looking for those winners?
We’ve got many different businesses across the world. To make it all easier and clearer we like to group them into areas.
These are:
- Travel and tourism
- Communications
- Financial services
- Leisure and entertainment
- Retail
- And increasingly, Health and Wellness
These are the areas that we are keen to develop in the future and where we believe our winning ideas are currently hiding.
3. Getting your message across
Each existing Virgin company takes responsibility for developing and growing in its own sector.
Once you've written your business proposal, you'll first need to contact the Corporate Development teams at individual Virgin company that your idea relates to.
If your idea does not fit with our current companies but it is fantastic in its own right, you can send it to Corporate Development at Virgin Management to the address in Section 6 and we’ll be happy to review it.
Each proposal is read and responded to. However, as you can appreciate, we receive a large volume of proposals, so please be patient for your reply.
We'd prefer you to send proposals that are document based and only send photos of any products or prototypes to help explain your idea .
We cannot guarantee the return of any prototypes or products sent in so please do not send anything you want back. All proposals are archived for up to two years, and then destroyed after this period of time.
Sorry but we can't help with the production of any new inventions.
4. More detail on what we need...
When you first write to us, give us a quick summary of what your idea is about but please make sure you tell us:
- What your product or service idea is
- How it fits with the Virgin brand
- Which business sector your idea falls into
- What stage of development your project has reached
- What your involvement is, what role you would like to maintain
- Why you are approaching Virgin and how you see Virgin becoming involved
- What are the potential revenues and profits you see in year 3
- We receive many proposals, but can take only a few forward. Top tip - you're most likely to be successful if the concept is already well developed, has large-scale potential and can be implemented soon.
Please Include a well defined executive summary no more than 2 pages long that explains your business plans in simple terms.
5. Keeping hush
You should know that whenever anyone at Virgin looks at a new business proposal, , our policy is not to sign Non Disclosure Agreements in the first instance. This is because we receive hundreds of proposals which are often similar to those suggested by others, or to ideas which we have already developed internally.
6. Ok, where do I send my proposal?
For business proposals relating to an existing Virgin company:
Please send it directly to the individual company. Mark your envelope "For the attention of : Corporate Development Team." To find a list of all of the Virgin companies: visit the contact page.
For new business ideas and winners :
If you're in the Asia-Pacific region, or your idea concerns a market in the Asia-Pacific region, please send it to: bigideas@virgin.com.au
If you're in North, South or Central America or your business concerns a market in one of these regions only, we first need you to check out our Ideas Submission Agreement. Just download the Agreement, take a few minutes to read through and agree to our terms & conditions. Unfortunately we can not review any submission without the attached Ideas Submission Agreement. After you’ve completed the agreement, please email it along with your Big Idea to: bigideas@virginusa.com
For all other business proposals including UK based ideas, please send it to: corporatedevelopmentteam@virgin.co.uk
Please note that our London corporate development team operates environmentally friendly policies. Therefore we ask that all proposals are sent to us electronically and not by post.
