“I’ve learned that when people trust you to guide them and teach them about something that can make or break their financial future, you don’t take that lightly,” says Vickie Richards, veteran sales woman and owner of the business development firm, VR Ventures.
Richards’ history of high-responsibility jobs gives weight to her words – U.S. Army air traffic controller and trainer, FedEx owner /operator, safe house volunteer, American Indoor Football Association manager, and franchise saleswoman/business developer.
Among her success stories is the Baltimore-based Captain Dee Foundation. Dedicated to helping at-risk youth, the foundation is the brainchild of networking diva Patsy Anderson and NFL Fan Hall of Fame inductee Captain Dee, undergirded by Richards’ genius in business operations.
Now, Richards is applying that business savvy to benefit new startups and established firms through VR Ventures.
“It’s hard to describe what I can do, because I’ve done so many things” she says. “I can help existing companies that are restructuring, reorganizing, or expanding through franchising or territory licensing. I can help new entrepreneurs build their businesses from the ground floor up. I can be as hands on or hands off as they need. I can start them up, research and lease locations, develop standard operating procedures and other documents, teach them to handle the management issues, hire and fire the people on their staff, then walk away when the job is done.”
The biggest part of the job is empowering her clients. “ultimately having an implementation team in place and focusing on the educational portion is key to getting companies moving in the direction that they want to go, she says. “The average person can do a lot toward starting, restructuring or…growing their own business – they just need to know what to do, how to do it, and where to begin,” “That’s where I can help,”
Vickie Richards
V. R. Ventures
www.aifaprofootball.com
