A firm I was working for [as an accountant] decided to sell, and the new owner put me in as a manager, with a view to buy. The offer wasn’t attractive, so I set up for myself. Zero client base, a van filled with second hand office furniture and two old computers. It was a fairly unglamorous launch, but hey, after 21 years we are still here. The real impact of what I do for clients has grown from there. I started with the view of doing way more than just tax returns. I wanted to make an impact for small business owners. Our services are built around our five pillar system called the Vector Business Platform, making sure that the businesses achieve the things that they set out to do when they start.