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Aug 13, 2020 · Take a look at 19 successful VIPs who reached the top of their industries without obtaining a degree. Simon Cowell. Music mogul Simon Cowell left school after taking his GCE O levels. He...
May 29, 2024 · From tech giants to entertainment industry moguls, these are people who reshaped their respective industries without the help of a college degree.
Aug 15, 2024 · Today 17 and 18-year-olds will open their A-Level results and start to plan their next steps. To settle nerves, we look at some of the biggest global tycoons who didn't actually get a...
- Philip Green
- Sir Richard Branson
- David and Frederick Barclay
Undoubtedly the most controversial figure on our list, Green – while technically still Sir Philip – became the first person in history to have Members of Parliament vote to cancel and annul his knighthood, something that the Honours Forfeiture Committee is still considering. Green inherited his family’s business aged 12, and at 15 left boarding sch...
A man who needs little introduction. Branson struggled with dyslexia at school and had poor academic performance – his headmaster telling him that he would either become a millionaire or end up in prison. He started a mail-order records business, ‘Virgin’, undercutting the prices of established High Street outlets. The first Virgin store was opened...
Two more Knights of the Realm, the Barclay Brothers left school aged 16 to work in the accounts department at the General Electric Company, before setting up a small business as painters and decorators. They opened Candy Corner, a tobacconist and confectioners in Kensington, in the late 1950s, but it wasn’t until ten years later when they opened th...
Aug 19, 2015 · A majority of graduates in the UK are getting jobs where they do not need a degree, according to a report. Here, three graduates who found themselves in that situation share their experiences.
Jul 2, 2021 · However, many others proved that you don't need a degree to achieve your dreams. Whether it was leaving college with just a few credits short, or dropping out to chase Hollywood, here are 25...
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May 31, 2018 · A new rich list ranking the wealthiest UK individuals and partnerships who did not go on to higher education at university has been revealed. There are a total of 13 billionaires according to the list, collectively holding a fortune of £45.5 billion.
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