By Bob Sullivan
Morgan County Business Leader
Randy Dougherty retired from banking after 33 years. “I grew up in Datyon, Ohio, and moved to Columbus; then my position with the bank brought me to Indianapolis,” explained Dougherty. “My career was in check operations. I processed, validated, – and investigated any concerns in regards to checks on behalf on the bank, and our customers.”
Though he had family on the north side, Dougherty preferred to live in Mooresville because of its – location relative to the operations center near the Indianapolis airport. “We moved to Mooresville in 2005. My mother’s family was originally from Mooresville. She was born on Rooker Road and lived in the Mooresville area until the family moved to Indianapolis.”
Dougherty left the banking industry in 2006 after technology eliminated many of his responsibilities. He began attending Rainmakers, Business Net working International meetings and the Chamber – of Commerce to search out his next opportunity. Doug Boehme, a business broker Dougherty met through networking, first made Dougherty aware of the Budget Blinds franchise. “We’d moved a year ago and didn’t want to relocate again, so I was hoping to find something here.” Dougherty considered several opportunities, including home care and lawn care. “My thinking on Budget Blinds was, I could learn the trade easily and have less competition than some other areas.” Dougherty joked, “Learning to sell and install blinds was a lot tougher than I thought.”
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