story of how reach accountant made 100 customers
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This is the story of how we made 100 customersTRANSCRIPT
Introducing
Reach AccountantAccounting Software with Expert Accountants
Where it all started?
THE NEED: After the advent of VAT/ST, SME’s had to finish accounts every month.
THE PAIN: A plain accounting software didn’t help. The needed the backing of an Expert Accountant
THE MARKET: It looks like there is a whole 20 Lakh SME’s facing the same pain
Who all got together?
THE FOUNDER: Robin , a Chartered Accountant bitten by the entrepreneurship bug
THE TEAM: Balaji was willing to find customers, Puhal was willing to code and Praveen was ready to give support.
THE ADVISORS: Morpheus Venture Partners, The three musketeers who vowed to be the ray of light through the valley of death.
Customer: Raises Invoices and does other Basic Stuffs
Our Accountant: Finishes your Account and Files Tax Returns
Client’s CA: Views Reports, Authenticates and completes Audit
Customer: Views Profitability and Outstanding Reports
Reach Accountant: Maintains Accounts and Stores Records
This is what they did …
They created a product which…
Saves Money
•Saves upto 40K Investment on Accounting Software •Saves upto 120 K Salaries on an Accountant•Saves money on Paper Filing•Saves money spent on Penalties, Interest•Saves money on multi-branch accounting•Saves money on Localized Audit
Saves Time
•Saves Time on entering transactions into software•Saves Time Finding, Replacing, Training Accountants•Saves Time Chasing CA’s, Consultants
Gives control
•Gets complete control on Accounting Data•Handles any Tax audit with Confidence as receipts are stored.
And sold to…A targeted market of
START-UP’s: : Businesses who just got started and had no accounting system whatsoever.
SMALL BUSINESSES: Businesses which used the services of a Part-time Accountant or Local C.A’s
OTHER BUSINESSES: Professionals, Service Providers and Online Businesses
Leads
Tele Marketin
g
E-mail Campaign
SMS Campaign
Sold through…
And discovered that…Every 100 Calls made
10
Prospects
9 are met
7 are Interested
4 customers
MUMBAI30%
BANGALORE9%
DELHI 16%
CHENNAI10%
AHEMADABAD14%
HYDERABAD6%
CALCUTTA9%
CHANDIGARH6%
10000 Crores, 8 Cities
It’s a Painful Problem with a Very Large Market
Key StatisticsNo. of SMB’s: 3.5 Crores (Googled)Growing at: Brisk PaceFiling e-returns: 18.5 Lks (ITD Website)Unit Spend: 50 – 300K p.aTop Cities: Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Ahemadabad
They also discovered that…
In the first 9 months of operationThey managed…
100 customers 15 employees
30 Lakhs Annual Revenues
Cash ProfitableA semi-automatic accounting software
Valuable Customer Feedback
An also some
In the next 12 months..
They plan to get …
500 customers 25 employees
300 Lakhs Annual Revenues
10x ProfitsA fully-automatic accounting software
Really Happy Customers
And some
If you run a small business and want to
free yourself from Accounting
Can we discuss over a cup of coffee?
I’m reachable at +919841225544