Richard B. Ball

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Richard (Rich) Ball is an entrepreneur, executive, and business leader.

Richard B Ball
Born 1975
College Station, Texas, USA
Residence Springfield, Virginia, USA
Occupation President or Blue Washington LLC, President and CEO of Baby Quips Inc
Known for Founder of The Page's Edge Inc

Richard Ball was an area manager with Crown Books at the time of its collapse in spring 2001[1]. He briefly assisted Books-A-Million with their acquisition of 18 former Crown Books stores before founding The Page's Edge in fall 2001[2][3][4]. In 2001 and 2002, Ball was featured in several articles in regional papers as an example of the "new entrepreneur" in the post-dotcom world[5][6]. The articles largely focused on his new model of business, which relied on Net-90 wholesaleing (selling goods purchased on 90-day invoices, and collecting funds from purchasers before invoices were due - thus never expending of the Company's capital)[7].

The Net-90 model would prove as flawed as the dotcom model before it, and when pressed by Amazon.com's deep pockets, The Page's Edge folded, and Ball sold the business to DC-based Washingtonbook in 2004[8][9][10]. Ball is a member of the Springfield, VA Chamber of Commerce[11], and an advisor to small businesses in the Washington, DC market. In 2006 he founded Blue Washington LLC, targeting a growing political-left movement in Washington, and in 2007 founded BabyQuips Inc, a baby apparel company.

Richard Ball was born in 1975 in College Station, TX[12][13].

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  1. ^ Boone, Ryan. "New Bookseller Rises from Crown Ashes", Burke Times-Mirror, September 22, 2001
  2. ^ Certificate of Incorporation "The Page's Edge, Inc", State of Virginia, September 14, 2001
  3. ^ Boone, Ryan. "New Bookseller Rises from Crown Ashes", Burke Times-Mirror, September 22, 2001
  4. ^ American Booksellers Association (ABA) Listing, 2003
  5. ^ "News and Noteworthy", Publisher's Weekly, November, 2001
  6. ^ Hadi, Najeeb. "Personality Spotlight", Springfield Journal, March 30, 2002
  7. ^ Hadi, Najeeb. "Personality Spotlight", Springfield Journal, March 30, 2002
  8. ^ "News and Noteworthy", Publisher's Weekly, July, 2004
  9. ^ "Business Transactions", The Washington Post, June 14, 2004
  10. ^ Jacoby, Edmond. "Discount Bookseller Takes on Crown Name", North County Times, June 9, 2005.
  11. ^ "Business Transactions", The Washington Post, June 14, 2004
  12. ^ Hadi, Najeeb. "Personality Spotlight", Springfield Journal, March 30, 2002
  13. ^ Boone, Ryan. "New Bookseller Rises from Crown Ashes", Burke Times-Mirror. September 22, 2001

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