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We combine the capabilities of well-seasoned senior business executives with over 30 years successful entrepreneurial and corporate business experience with innovative business acumen and strong academic credentials to provide an unbeatable business team to help you advance your business. We draw on our experience in founding and building five companies, holding key management positions in large corporations and small businesses, and providing professional and technical support to more than 300 corporations, small businesses, government agencies, non-profits and educational institutions to help you set and achieve your business goals.
Select Biography: Ed Weems Sue Weems Mason Weems
W. Edward Weems, Jr.
 Ed has over 30 years management experience including 20 years as a CEO. His accomplishments include co-founding Election Technology Company a software company that became the leader in its field providing software to state and local governments throughout the United States, leading National Scientific Corporation a Washington DC based high tech consulting firm with national and international clients and establishing Your Office By The Sea a retail office supply, furniture and equipment business located on the Outer Banks. He served as HR director for George Washington University and Medical Center with responsibility for over 5,000 positions and as a member of the executive management team of Rust Engineering Company, a major designer and builder of large industrial plants and facilities.
He is co-founder of Venture Management Inc where, since 1996, he has devoted his efforts to helping startup and established businesses develop and take the steps necessary to achieve sustained growth and profitability. A recognized expert in business planning and strategy Ed has assisted more than 100 startup and established companies in all areas of business including planning and strategy, organization and management; operations including production and distribution; marketing and sales; and finance and capitalization.
Ed is a life long student of business and well known for his ability to quickly identify and develop sound solutions to complex business issues. He is an accomplished speaker and facilitator, was a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business and has appeared on national radio and television. He is a certified Kauffman Foundation FastTrac™ instructor in business planning and a North Carolina State University Adjunct Lecturer in business policy and strategy, marketing and salesmanship. For eight years he served as a Chair for TEC International facilitating monthly meetings of non-competing high growth CEOs and providing 1 on 1 mentoring.
He has a BA from the University of Richmond, an MBA from George Washington University and has completed postgraduate studies at the University of Virginia. He has attended numerous professional training seminars and workshops.
Susan T. Weems
 Sue's background includes a wide range of business skills and experiences that she brings to bear in her current work as coach and mentor to business leaders. Prior to holding executive and management positions in a variety of high technology companies she taught high school mathematics, was a programmer, a computer analyst developing and implementing basic business systems and a systems consultant to private businesses; government organizations, and national associations. Her experience serving businesses ranges from Fortune 50 companies to the smallest business.
Sue is a veteran of four successful startup companies. As co founder of Office Technology Corporation she led numerous technical consulting engagements for large corporations as well as governments and non-profit organizations. She co-founded, led and managed; software development, installation and customer support for Election Technology Company serving state and local governments throughout the US. She also co-owned and was responsible for retail layout and operations for Your Office by the Sea now a twenty plus year old company on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Today she is a co-founder and a Director of Venture Management Inc. where she serves business leaders working with key business executives on a one-to-one basis, in groups and as an on-site supplemental management team member.
Her extensive direct business experience coupled with her experience serving business clients in virtually every field has given her a true understanding of the entrepreneur mindset and a knack for effectively addressing critical business challenges. She addresses business issues ranging from transition planning, to leadership mentoring, marketing analysis, sales incentives development, key and leading indicators development and operations processes and procedures. Sue's extensive experience gives her the unique ability to see the big picture of a business at any stage, identify the areas of concern, drill down into the areas of weakness and develop a sound solution.
As a trained TEC Chair Sue facilitated monthly meetings of non-competing business owners, presidents and CEOs, conducted business best practices workshops and worked one on one with individual executives. Sue is also a certified and experienced Kauffman Foundation FastTrac™ business planning lecturer and facilitator. She is in the process of being internationally certified as an executive coach.
She has a BA degree from Agnes Scott College and has completed graduate studies at American University. Active in community affairs her services include the Board of her Homeowner's association, chairperson for the Adult Christian Education Committee of her church, and mentor to the Executive Director and Board of Directors of a non-profit Interfaith Community Outreach Organization on the Outer Banks. She is currently President of the Greater Raleigh chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners.
Mason E. Weems
 Mason brings to the firm a diverse business background that includes Fidelity Investments a Fortune 500 company, Universal Consulting Group a guerilla marketing firm and Brady-Trane a regional industrial and commercial HVAC company. At Fidelity Investments his responsibilities included refining the process for accurately projecting commission liability for the life insurance group and increasing communication between Fidelity and its external suppliers.
Mason's responsibilities at Universal Consulting and Brady-Trane were directed to marketing and sales. At Universal Consulting he participated in the development and implementation of focused marketing programs for Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola and McNeill-PPC, Inc. Marketing programs he carried out were both regional and national and included such retail products as Acuvue contact lenses and OB tampons. At Brady-Trane he was part of a two person sales/marketing team with responsibility for the initiation of a statewide performance contracting initiative that resulted in their selling $10 million of such contracts in the first year. Because of his organizational skills he was made a project manager of their computerized control systems unit. There he managed technicians and electrical subcontractors and coordinated suppliers for as many as 30 simultaneous projects throughout eastern North Carolina.
At Venture Management Mason focuses on the development, implementation and oversight of marketing programs to enhance client profitability and growth. He develops overall marketing programs, works closely with advertising/PR firms in the execution of publicity and brand recognition programs, maintains liaison with appropriate customer interest groups, oversees the development and management of web sites and direct marketing programs and monitors the performance of individual sales efforts.
Mason has a BA degree from the University of Richmond with a double major in Marketing and Economics. An NCAA Division I collegiate athlete, he was a four year starting soccer player. His team was conference champions and participants in the NCAA tournament. Prior to college he played throughout the US and in Italy, Austria and Trinidad. He is active in area entrepreneurial and marketing organizations.
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