Role and Company
Founder/CEO, Veteran Franchise Advisers
Expertise
30 years experience in consulting
Location
Houston , TX
About Richard
About the Author
Richard Ashe is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, with 30 years of business experience. He served in the Marine Corps from 1976 to 1983 in the infantry and then as part of a joint Marine, Navy, and Air Force project. After his tour in the Marines, he worked as an electronics technician for a communications company and over the next 30 years received a degree in marketing and worked his way up to serve as the vice president of global marketing for an international software company.
During his career, Rich has worked for and helped companies such as Chase Bank, Xerox, Compaq, and Hewlett-Packard expand or start new businesses. He also participated in four software startups and started two businesses of his own.
Rich founded Veteran Franchise Advisers to continue helping veterans interested in pursuing business ownership. He became is a Certified Franchise Adviser 2011 and served on the International Franchise Association VetFran committee from 2011 - 2013.
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Articles by Richard
9 years ago
Becoming an Entrepreneur
Transitioning from military to civilian life presents new opportunities as well as challenges for veterans. Many veterans look forward to...
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8 years ago
How To Buy A Franchise
Investing in a franchise can be a great opportunity for military veterans. Military veterans have an excellent transferable skill set...
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Richard 's Recent Answers
9 years ago
Business Guidance
I agree with the advisors above. A business plan is essential to understanding if your business idea is viable. As...
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9 years ago
Can you help me find employment?
What are your ambitions and skill set? Do you have a resume?
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9 years ago
small loan for bad credit
How bad is bad?
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9 years ago
What is/are the best place(s) to search for information on a start up business?
You'll have to deal with a few ads, but you can try this: http://www.bplans.com/freight_brokerage_business...
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9 years ago
How Could i Start My Own Business?? Specially on the Rest. Bar&Grill Business
Brian is correct...restaurants are one of the most challenging businesses and have a higher failure rate that other businesses....
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