We work much more closely with our clients than traditional accountants. We also have a smaller number of clients than normal and are selective in the clients that we act for. We want to get to know our clients businesses inside out, work in partnership with them, enabling us to easily identify problems and spot opportunities. We want to help improve profits and encourage growth. Whatever we do for you, we will always carry out our work with the aim of adding value to your business. We run a very cost effective business by making the most of modern technology, but we will never be the cheapest solution. John Ruskin defined value as follows: "It's unwise to pay too much, but it's also unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much you lose a little money, that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot. It can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it's well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough money to pay for something better."