Small to Great

Founders Ed Chan and David Naylor started Chan & Naylor in 1990 from a humble home office. They only had one staff member and their clients were few and far between. Through their passion to help their clients and implementing specific business strategies, Chan & Naylor have now become one of Australia’s leading accountancy firms with 12 offices across the country.

Chan & Naylor have been ranked by Business Review Weekly as the 39th in BRW’s Top 100 Accounting Firms 2013 as well as Australia’s Fastest Growing Accounting Firm in 2007, 2008 and 2013 and awarded Financial Planning Practice of the year for five consecutive years since 2011. Chan & Naylor have also been finalists at the SMSF and Accounting Awards 2017 in the Multi-Service Firm of the Year, Partner of the Year, and Tax and Compliance Firm of the Year categories, and also in 2018 in the SMSF and Accounting Professional of the Year and Marketing Program of the Year categories.

Now Ed and David want to help you to achieve your business goals by sharing their strategies on how they’ve turned their small business into a great business. From changing your mindset to planning your business for success, and from structuring your business the right way to implementing proven systems that will help you to finally find time for your loved ones while generating passive income from your business, this book will help you to go beyond your business and personal goals.

About the Authors

Edward Chan was born in Papua New Guinea in 1959. He completed his secondary and tertiary education in Sydney before becoming a Certified Practising Accountant. He began his career in the early 1980s, working with PKF International and various other practices, and in 1984 he began his own practice, called Chan & Naylor. Today Ed is the Chairman of Chan & Naylor Business, Property and Tax Accountants, which is recognised within the profession as being one of Australia’s leading accountancy firms.

David Naylor was born in Sydney in March 1961. The eldest son of four children, David had a great passion for sports at a young age. He honed his cricket and football skills by playing in the local streets and parks on the lower north shore of Sydney. Due to his talent for sports, he was always selected as the leader of sporting teams wherein his leadership qualities began to emerge. Sports sharpened his interpersonal and management abilities that he still applies in the business world today.