Vernon Stading is an entrepreneur at heart and does public speaking for companies as well as motivational speaking on leadership and faith-based theme presentations all over the United States and Internationally. Vernon has helped others start hundreds, of businesses by giving them the tools and motivation they need to be successful! His Faith led him to begin his own businesses, create the Small Business Advisory Board, and also a not-for-profit that helps businesses.  His journey has led him and many others through their trials by offering free consulting and free tools to succeed.

Vernon has a passion for helping businesses and individuals be more successful and that is why he started Devoted Enterprises , the  Small Business Advisory Board of MN and a Non-Profit that focuses on helping businesses and business minded people in crisis free of charge . He has a strong leadership background and has been helping business owners succeed and make more money for almost 20 years.   Vernon has extensive knowledge in the franchise, restaurant, retail, pawn, financial services and hotel industries and he worked for two international franchise companies (one being a Fortune 500 company; H&R Block).  He has managed and lead operations teams at every level of management including Interim CEO for two large operations.  Vernon has experience working with business owners teaching them how to make their operations more profitable and successful. In addition, he is an expert at helping business owners create processes, systems, policies and procedures that streamline their business and ultimately help them make more money and be able to weather the storms that life can bring. Vernon has a unique knack for developing and building relationships with business owners so that the trust level is high. When the trust level is high he is able to help them improve their business and take it to a new level. In addition to his franchise background, Vernon spent years working with companies doing merger and acquisition on the operations side of the business where they would buy, improve, and resell or re-brand businesses for profit and/or expansion.   Because of that training and experience he knows how to take a struggling business and turn it into a thriving success! Regardless of what your business needs are, he is an ideal candidate to help take your company to the next level.