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What's going on with businessventures.com?
Date: June 17, 2016 08:01PM

What's going on with businessventures.com?

They own Sweet Heat BBQ in Reston and a few dozen other businesses. The Ripoff Report web site has nothing good to say.

He flies kids in helicopters (no parents allowed) for free.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Interested Observer ()
Date: June 29, 2016 05:14PM

Something might be amiss. All of their websites are currently down.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Busy Businessman ()
Date: June 29, 2016 05:54PM

The Ripoff Report postings about Tariq "Rick" Rahim are the typical stream of consciousness wall-o'-text rantings you'd expect from someone who got burned by a slick operator and wants to thoroughly Google-fuck him.

For example: http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Rick-Rahim-businessventurescom-VMC-Satellite-Business-Ventures-businessventurescom-helicopterridesforkidscom-/Great-falls-Virginia/Rick-Rahim-businessventurescom-Laser-Tag-VMC-Satellite-Business-Ventures-businessventure-1125621

Here's a list of Rahim's businesses, rescued from the Google cache of www.businessventures.com, which is currently down. Sites with a * are also currently down.

MegaHotRadio.com
OnlineBusinessBureau.com*
ThinkOnBooks.com*
LaserTagGroup.com*
DullesLaserTag.com*
ExtremeMyrtleBeach.com*
KangarooJacs.com*
LaserTagCleveland.com*
MyrtleBeachLaserTag.com
OrlandoLaserTag.com*
OuterBanksLaserTag.com*
SterlingLaserTag.com*
UltraLaserTag.com*
theLTOA.org*
AlternativePetCare.com*
AnimalNannies.Net*
Arlington-Dog-Walkers.com*
DoggieWalkers.com*
Dog Walker Finder http://petsittinganddogwalkinginva.com/*
PetSitterComparison.com*
VirginiaDogWalkers.com*
VirginiaPetSittingGroup.com*
VirginiaPetSitter.com*
SweetHeatBBQ.net
Jerry's Subs & Pizza https://jerryssubs-reston.foodtecsolutions.com/*
SiteHistory.com*
My-Credit-Card-Site.com
Vocelli Pizza http://businessventures.com/vocelli_pizza_warrenton_va.cfm*
DiscountAndCouponCodes.com*
CreditCardCreator.com*
TVonYourSide.com*
WebCardBill.com*
RushMyHits.com*
CheckItForMe.com*
PlatinumCard.com http://businessventures.com/PlatinumCard.cfm*
BusinessInBangladesh.com*
RapidEntrySolutions.com*
FreeHelicopterRides.com*

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Philddddd ()
Date: December 06, 2016 11:05AM

The guy Rahim is a scam artist. He has been arrested by the VA State Police and is being charged with evading taxes and failing to buy workmans comp for his businesses. He is also in big trouble with the IRS, VA Employment Commission, and others.

He's a fraud.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Ultrazone ()
Date: December 06, 2016 07:41PM

That guy owns ultrazone bailys cross roads, the helicopter. Thing was strange

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: AliceE ()
Date: February 06, 2017 10:26AM

I have been double and tripled billed by Rick Rahim's company Alternative Pet Care over the last two months... just wondering if anyone else has experienced this... I'm currently disputing the charges with my CC company..

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Dog ()
Date: February 13, 2017 04:46PM

Yes - $555 overcharged in the last 2 months from Alternative Pet Care and they won't reimburse me. I am challenging it through my bank. I encourage you to cut off the credit card you have on file with them ASAP, if you have not done so.

I understand the owner was personally running the charges and instructed staff not to reimburse!

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Mack ()
Date: March 12, 2017 12:32AM

As someone who walks dogs for DW, I can tell you that at least 2 of my clients have been double billed. Now he is failing to pay employees' wages. This scumbag belongs in jail.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: home20 ()
Date: March 13, 2017 11:18AM

I was worried that the walkers might not be getting paid... That makes it so much worse. What is going on with this guy? He has just pocketed $40,000 or so of dog walking client's money?

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: jWunL ()
Date: March 13, 2017 09:20PM

Just put an ad on Craigslist offering your dog walking services. Cut out the middle man who isn't paying you anyway.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: forgot one ()
Date: March 13, 2017 09:41PM

You forgot one domain he also owns:

Arthurtreachers.com

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Mack ()
Date: March 24, 2017 12:58AM

No kidding? There's still an issue of unpaid wages. And Rahim belongs in jail. He's a thief.

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: Johnny ()
Date: June 19, 2021 08:26AM

Is anybody here who maybe knows Rahim? I mean, like are his services legit or not, and is he really a scammer as people were saying in this chat?

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Re: What's going on with businessventures.com?
Posted by: LaMario ()
Date: June 20, 2021 09:29AM

That's what I want to know. It seems like most of the complaints are legit but then others seem like the customer didn't get their way and want to burn him for it.

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