Thursday, December 29, 2016

Richard Arthur Kelo – Hatch Oregon

As tax expert and economist Rick Kelo knows full well, investing in one’s own stomping grounds is becoming increasingly common. Residents of the state of Oregon can now take advantage of the opportunities offered by an online organization titled Hatch Oregon.
Hatch Oregon provides Oregon’s businesses and residents a way to find each other. Small startups lacking the necessary capital to place their businesses on a firm footing can now find funding outside a bank or other financial institution. For their part, investors can watch as their investments grow into a sizeable sum, with the money being returned within a set period of years. In some cases, the money invested makes the investor a part-owner of the fledgling business.
Hatch Oregon consists of financial experts and other citizens who are intent on creating better infrastructure for the state. Events are held to showcase opportunities in the area, for example. The website also contains information on new businesses seeking capital. Each new business has a clearly-delineated business plan, stating the return on investment for potential backers. The business is outlined – is it a restaurant? An online or bricks-and-mortar store? Does it provide a specific service that is lacking or underrepresented in the community? All the information is right there, in clear, concise language.
Hatch Oregon works with leaders across the state to provide the necessary workshops and informational resources. The website offers a chat function so that potential investors, and anyone else wishing to learn more about the opportunities inherent in this new feature, can find out immediately what they can do, and how they can do it.
One of the many advantages of investing locally is that when local businesses do well, so does the community served by these businesses. It’s a win-win situation. And a new one; previously, private citizens were unable to invest in a business in which they had no ownership interest. Now, this is no longer the case. In 2015, a new law was enacted to push the economy forward in a new and dynamic way, opening new business horizons for everyone. One of the businesses on the website seeking investors is a manufacturer of high-quality baseball bats. Another is a brewery. One success story is a manufacturer of ice cream, which was able, due to the money raised by its listing on the website, to open a bricks-and-mortar location in downtown Eugene, Oregon.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Richard Arthur Kelo – Financial Advice and Business

So you are a small business owner and you have been successful enough that your business has grown to the point where you need to take on more employees. When you have reached this point, the first thing that all growing businesses need to do is make sure that they have someone in their office or building who is responsible for handling all of the financial issues of your company. Not only are professional finances and corporate taxes a complicated subject, but also the consequences for handling your business’ finances incorrectly can be severe. Most small business owners are not professionally trained in corporate finance and therefore need to hire on someone to help. But how can you find a professional who is not only qualified to handle your business’ finances, but also fits in with the culture of your company?

 You turn to a financial expert such as RichardArthur Kelo with TaxScout Inc. TaxScout is the nation’s largest tax professional placement service. Their job is to connect businesses in need of financial assistance with qualified employees who know what they’re doing. They  offer the best candidates in the market and continue to work with clients long after they have been placed with a company in order to ensure happiness for both the business and the new employee. This motivation and philosophy is part of the reason why TaxScout has a placement retention rate of 70%, nearly double that of all other firms in the country. The reason that TaxScout is so successful in their placements comes from hiring only the most qualified and experienced professionals, such as Executive Recruiter Richard Arthur Kelo.


Richard Kelo has been in the tax and finance industry for many years. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point where he received a degree in General Engineering, as well as the University of Illinois at Chicago where he received hi MBA in Finance and he has been working as a financial recruiter for corporate clients ever since.

For RickKelo, understanding the complexities of the economy and explaining how these complexities relate to the financial needs of each specific company is part of his job. He is also responsible for creating company candidate databases to comply with OFCCP, promote diversity in the work place, develop client bases, advise on retention policies, and advise on fair market compensation.