Who We Are
Mission: Venture Richmond engages business and community leaders in partnering with the city to enhance the vitality of the community, particularly downtown, through economic development, marketing, promotion, advocacy and events.
Focus:
- Support the strategic direction of the city:
- Engage senior business and community leaders.
- Provide a resource to the city to advance key economic and promotional initiatives.
- Leverage resources of organizations throughout the region.
- Provide enhanced services downtown:
- Marketing, promotion and events management.
- The Clean & Safe program including sidewalk cleaning and safety Ambassadors.
- Landscaping, Riverfront Canal management, beautification.
- Canal operations, tour boats, etc.
- Canal Walk planning and development.
- Support efforts to enhance business climate, for example …
- Support teacher recruitment and recognition initiative.
- Help build successful school-business partnerships.
- Ensure diverse representation and benefit:
- Maintain board make-up that reflects diversity of community.
- Promote corporate supplier diversity.
- Operate in an accountable and efficient manner:
- Increasing return on investment to private investors and city government.