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Ravix serves primarily technology companies (life sciences, greentech, semiconductor, internet, hardware, software, etc.), venture capital firms and nonprofit entities. We also provide services to various consulting and services businesses.

Ravix's clients range from 1-2 founders up to several hundred employees. Our services are scalable to the needs of each client.

Ravix headquarters are located in Silicon Valley where our primary base of clients are served. We also serve clients in Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and Southern California.

Ravix Principals generally have in excess of 25 years of experience serving technology companies in Silicon Valley. Our Controllers, Accountants and HR Managers have an average of 10-15 years of experience.

Because our employees work with multiple companies regularly, they gain a significant breadth of knowledge in a short period of time. Hence, Ravix employees generally have experience in multiple industries.

Ravix employs a number of Certified Public Accountants, some active and some inactive. They provide the backbone for our technical practice services.

Unlike other outsource consulting groups that specialize in one specific functional area, Ravix offers the full range of consulting expertise across the finance, human resources and facilities organizations. This benefits our clients by providing them with a single point of contact, the Ravix engagement team. Additionally, Ravix employs 40 professional consultants and offers a wide breadth of knowledge and experience, something a single consultant who is probably in between jobs cannot do.

Companies have different needs at different times, whether during specific life cycles of their business or as temporary help to cover a leave of absence or employee turnover. The CFO that works with a company early on is generally operationally focused while the CFO needed for an IPO requires a different set of skills. Working with Ravix consultants as needed, both from the standpoint of skill level and number of hours, saves clients money over the compensation and stock ownership commitment required for full time hires.

Ravix employs Finance personnel from Accountant level up through CFO. Our Human Resources division provides HR Managers and Principals. After talking with clients about their requirements, we hand-pick the appropriate level consultant for the job.

Yes. Ravix CFO's and Senior Controllers have the expertise and experience to build a wide range of financial models, from high level 3 and 5 year plans to detailed operational budgets.

Ravix works with a number of low-cost, competent and responsive tax return specialists to prepare income tax returns for clients. Ravix personnel are trained and will handle sales & use tax, property tax, and Delaware Franchise tax reporting as needed.

Ravix CFO's will review and provide feedback on client-prepared business plans in addition to preparation of the financial portion of the plan. We then work with management to strategize and schedule meetings with appropriate investors, manage due diligence responses during the closing process, and work closely with the company's attorneys to complete the fundraising transaction.

Ravix will work with the client to setup the basic business presence in other states, including review of office leases, payroll setup, obtain appropriate workers' compensation and other insurance as needed and file to do business in the state as well as sales & use tax as needed.

Ravix works with companies who have a subsidiary located in the United States by managing their Finance/Accounting and Human Resources functions in the U.S. reporting to senior management overseas. Ravix will work with tax advisors to set up the most advantageous tax relationships as needed and sets up bank relationships so that the transfer of funds is handled correctly.

Given the long working history of Ravix's founders and its employees in Silicon Valley, we have long-standing vendor relationships that can be recommended as needed to clients. We are not a "good ole boy" network, however, and will always opt to recommend a vendor who provides the best service and price for the client. We constantly review our vendors to keep our recommendations up to date.

No. All Ravix consultants are employees of Ravix and required unemployment taxes and withholdings are made accordingly, hence, clients do not have to evaluate their Ravix consultant for independent contractor vs. employee status. Individual consultants in their own practice who provide similar services DO need to be evaluated for independent contractor vs. employee status, however.

Ravix consultants will typically be the first to advise you that you need to replace us with full-time people. Typically, clients begin needing and hiring full-time people from the lowest levels first such that often our CFO's remain in place for some time after Controllers, Accountants, and HR Managers have been hired. Ravix personnel are happy to assist you in recruiting, interviewing and hiring the best full-time people; after all, we know better than anyone what is required for the job.