1. The RAN ONE Advantage The Challenges of Owning a Business
A Partnership to Grow Your Business
A RAN ONE Accountant…The Right Choice
About the RAN ONE Network
Be A Winner
J.R. HAY & COMPANY INC.

2. The Challenges of Owning a Business
As a business owner, you are constantly faced with real challenges. Your income may fluctuate, you can’t count on many holidays, tasks like hiring and firing can be downright unpleasant, you continually have to learn new skills and you need to come to grips with:
IT issues
Recruiting
Taxation
Cash flow
Marketing issues
Etc.

3. The Challenges of Owning a Business
Questions
There are so many people and places offering answers to all these issues…
But how do they fit together, and more importantly, whom do you trust?
If you’re always so busy working IN your business…
When will you find the time to steer it towards your big picture dreams?
There’s got to be more to life than work…
So how can you ENJOY your business and still have life outside the office?

4. The Challenges of Owning a Business
A Way Forward
You need a partner who will:
Understand both your business and personal needs
Work with you to build your vision for the business
Appreciate the first-hand personal satisfaction creating and running a successful business brings
Recognize that local and family businesses offer real value to a community and are worth nurturing.
If these are important to you,
you need a RAN ONE Accountant

5. A Partnership to Grow Your Business
We work with you…
To develop ways to build your business and give you the lifestyle you want along with it.

6. A Partnership to Grow Your Business
Accounting Practice Services
All the accounting services you need to track your financial results, plan your tax strategies, meet your statutory obligations and address your personal and family needs
A Fixed Price Agreement option that lets you know exactly what your costs will be upfront – no unexpected bills

7. A Partnership to Grow Your Business
Business Development Services
Business Assessments
Assessment of your business so that you have a wealth of information to work with, including:
Your products and services
Your customers – we find out what they really expect from you and what it takes to make sure they keep coming back
Your potential customers and how to attract them
Your team and how effective it is
Your business systems and processes
Powerful business applications to give you a clear picture of your business and its potential

8. A Partnership to Grow Your Business
Business Development Services
Action Plans & Implementation
Action plans for building value in your business and creating winning results
Critical Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators to monitor and manage your activities
Marketing and sales strategies
Customer service and administrative systems
People development skills and training
E-commerce solutions

9. A Partnership to Grow Your Business
Business Development Services
Training & Information
Training programs for better business understanding
Business groups for networking and support
Newsletters and publications with valuable information and tips

10. A RAN ONE Accountant…The Right Choice
We work proactively with you…
In a close relationship to influence your future business growth – not just analyze its past results.

11. A RAN ONE Accountant…The Right Choice
Unique RAN ONE Approach
The best of traditional accounting combined with a comprehensive array of business development services
Focus on privately-owned growth enterprises
Holistic solutions for all aspects of your business
Outstanding personalized customer service
A close, ongoing partnership that helps you make informed decisions about the journey your business takes – we share the challenges and celebrate the successes with you
Independent and local firms that guarantee to each client a service tailored to their unique needs
A global network – access to the combined experience of thousands of other firms in the privately-owned growth enterprise marketplace to help you formulate strategies and meet your goals

12. A RAN ONE Accountant…The Right Choice
Our Qualifications
You can be confident that no matter what part of the world you’re
doing business in, members of the RAN ONE network have met
key benchmarks for competency and service:
Stringent annual compliance test to ensure a consistent level of quality and professionalism across the network
Required level of professional liability insurance
Special training programs to undertake business development consulting work and satisfy standards in the use of proprietary RAN ONE products and solutions
Ongoing professional learning to update and enhance skill sets
Professional qualifications recognized by representative professional organizations

13. A RAN ONE Accountant…The Right Choice
Our Resources
The RAN ONE network gives members and, consequently, you,
access to a wealth of exclusive information and resources usually
not available at other accounting firms. RAN ONE has created the
best systems and tools available, including:
A successful, proven business development methodology and approach
A wide range of business applications
Powerful software solutions
Video and audio training programs
Templates, worksheets, planning and monitoring tools
General business development and industry-specific newsletters
Access to expertise, knowledge and research through the RAN ONE network

14. About the RAN ONE Network
RAN ONE is…
The world’s largest network of independent accounting firms specializing in serving privately-owned growth enterprises.

15. About the RAN ONE Network
Services
RAN ONE members enjoy an extensive range of support and services:
Professional training programs – focused training in business development and consulting
Solutions – online learning tools, methodologies and software applications developed for the privately-owned growth enterprise market
Support – access to experienced consultants providing regular proactive support
Knowledge Management – access to research, benchmarking data, industry news and trends relevant to their clients’ businesses
Networking – opportunities to benefit from the collective experience of the network members

16. About the RAN ONE Network
Locations
RAN ONE members are located world-wide, with corporate offices in London, San Francisco and Sydney.

17. …Of running a successful business;
Be a Winner
If you want the personal satisfaction…
…Of running a successful business;
The chance to build real value for your business;
The opportunity to learn how to work ON your business not IN it; AND
The time to enjoy the results of your efforts…
Make a RAN ONE Accountant your partner in building business value today!

18. Your RAN ONE Accountant
For more information, please contact
J.R. HAY & COMPANY INC.
Chartered Accountants
300 – 5704 Balsam Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6M 4B9 T T F