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The VR Difference 
 
When you join VR, you're now associated with a global organization of elite professional business intermediaries. 
 
Let us review the VR Difference.
 
Training - Your path to success begins with our extensive and comprehensive training. 
  • Owner Training - VR owner training is a comprehensive three-week training followed by one year of mentor support from our corporate trainer. 
  • Associate Training - Associate training is offered at VR corporate headquarters and is designed to develop promsing new associates into successful top producers. 
  • Master Business Intermediary Academy - The MBI Academy offers continual training delivered through a blended approach combining live classes, internet webinars and internet self-study classes.  This cutting edge system makes training accessible to owners and associates worldwide and works around their busy schedules. 
Your Office Website - A custom website for your location is a minimum of 10 pages that can be expanded to an unlimited number. 
  • Search Engine Optimized - Your site is designed for optimum search engine performance and to drive traffic to your office website.  You can further optimize by adding keywords and adding custom pages.
  • You can create and edit your own web pages without the need for a webmaster or website development company.
  • Included in your franchise fee - no additional charge or development fees.
Business-for-Sale Website - All of your office engagements have a their own business-for-sale website!
  • Unique URL (domain name) for each business for sale.
  • You can customize the business website and add custom pages with pictures and graphics.
  • Searchable by Google and Yahoo search engines! 
Buyer Alert Program - Buyers can register for the VR Buyer Alert Program, and receive daily email notification of new businesses for sale that meets their search criteria.

VR Superstore - Comprehensive marketing solution available to offices around the globe.
  • 4 color direct-mail materials designed and ready to mail - postcards, trifolds and a wide varitey of prewritten letters are available.  You can customize, order and mail from our online store in minutes.
  • Brochures, recruiting materials, buyer and seller brochures - all available online.
  • Business cards, letterheads and envelopes are available online.
  • Promotial materials and gifts - promotional items from engraved pens with logo to shirts and gift baskets are all available at the VR Marketing Super Store.
Business Development Plan - The Business Development Plan is your plan and strategy to build your office.  It outlines the step-by-step process to grow your office with action items planned month by month.  The Business Development Plan covers:
  • Training & Recruitment
  • Direct Mail Marketing Plan
  • Public Relations Campaign
  • Associate Marketing Plans
  • Telemarketing Plans
  • Marketing Enhancements
  • Engagement Process
  • Buyer Process
  • Closing Process

VR Publications - Communications is a key factor in the success of any business. VR has three publications that are focused on three different target audiences. 

  • VR Midmarket Journal - This quarterly publication is designed for your mid-market clients and business owners of companies with over $3 million in sales.  The VR Midmarket Journal covers a variety of topics relevant to preparing to sell privately-held enterprises, financing transactions in this range and how transactions are completed.
  • Today's Business Owner - This electronic monthly publication is subscribed to by over 100,000 buyers, sellers, entrepreneurs and industry professionals around the world.  It covers a wide range of relevant topics from operating procedures, financing acquistions and selling.
  • The Intermediary - VR's monthly internal publication available exclusively to VR owners and associates is designed to keep you up to date with VR and throughout the industry.

    Conference - The annual conference is your chance to attend special training classes, discussion panels and network with the top industry professionals in the world.

    • Annual Awards Banquet
    • Special Training Classes
    • Discussion Panels
    • Networking with the Top Professionals
    Professional Directory - The VR Professional Directory builds your local market network and referral base as you add local attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors, banks and other professionals to the directory
    • Lists local professionals in your market area
    • Builds referral relationships
    • Increases traffic to your office website
    Professional Telemarketing Services - VR offers professional telemarketing services to its franchisees through a US-based third-party professional telemaketing company. 
    • Custom telemarketing scripts for VR offices
    • Email follow-up campaign with custom templates
    • A variety of programs offered at discounted prices to VR offices
    Proprietary Operating System (MLS) - The BizEx system is VR's proprietary operating system that links all VR offices. 
    • Listings automatically uploaded to VR corporate site and available on VR office sites worldwide.
    • Business profiles for all VR offices available to your office.  This provides a convenient way to co-brokering between VR offices.  You can send a business profile for any VR office listing to your buyers electronically in seconds.
    • Office and associate management is done online through the BizEx system.
    • Comparable Sales Database available exclusively to VR offices.

    Client Relationship Management (CRM) Software

    • Custom CRM templates designed for VR office use
    • Custom buyer and seller fields for tracking transactions and prospects
    • Compatible with latest version of ACT!
    • CRM manual included for training
    Accounting Software
    • Custom QuickBooks accounting software templates designed for VR office use
    • Compatible with latest version of QuickBooks
    • VR manual included for training

    Celebrating 30 Years of Successful Business Sales Through Valued Representation.