Richard Osmann's Contact Details

Richard Osmann's Company Details

Provanedge

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States • 3 Employees
International Trade & Development

The origins of Provanedge date bac to 1999 with a company that developed proposals for and acquiring phase 3 and 4 environmental remediation projects. This focus broadened to risk management and logistics in 2003, and then further expanded to other business related services. We've provided advisory services to over 100 companies. Some highlights:-- Designed and implemented a loss control program decreasing in property damage claims by 32% for a commercial property management company,--Designed and implemented a self-funding growth strategy to grow a translation company into a national footprint. --Instrumental in winning a grant for an outpatient substance abuse treatment program to fund a major gifts giving campaign. Service levels grew by 134% the first year.--Developed feasibility studies and proposals for for a variety of businesses in the US, Asia, Africa, and Australia to obtain investment funding.In 2010, the Togolese ambassador to the US requested that we source and vett US based infrastructure development companies for projects funded by a multi-billion dollar grant from the IMF and The World Bank. Advisory work on other infrastructure projects followed, including a biofuel plant in Washington State. Further work in renewable energy occurred when Provanedge's founder was invited to serve as the Interim Chief Development Officer for a renewable energy company followed by a role as an Interim CEO for another in the same industry. Provanedge has taken its decades of international experience with large and small companies and has created two online programs mainly for small businesses: https://provanedgebusinessacademy.com/ and https://provanedge-strategicgrowth.com/. The programs are affordable to all and scalable to fit individual business needs.