Number Cruncher and more!

by Marlon Madden
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He has a love for crunching numbers. And with a natural talent to do so, Robert Homer, 53, is always passionate about helping individuals and business operators to understand their cash flow, file their taxes and keep abreast of laws governing the financial services sector. Homer is the managing director of his 25-year-old company RMH Financial Consultants Inc. He is one of the finalists in this year's Small Business Association (SBA) People's Choice Awards. Homer, who operates his Kingsland, Christ Church home-based business with help from his wife Carolann, told Barbados TODAY business for him had been "fairly steady" over the years because of the type of services he offered and how far he was willing to go to assist clients.

When Homer started his business in March, 1990, it was called RMH Accounting Services. Back then he would focus mainly on offering accounting services. However, over the years he saw a need for additional offerings, including training, and in May, 2005, he incorporated his business and gave it its present name. RMH Financial Consultants Inc. offers a range of accounting services, including training with a focus on Quickbooks, compliance management and the filing of taxes for individuals and corporations.

The accounting enthusiast said from the time he was in secondary school he knew he wanted to get involved in a career where he would get to live his dream of having to work with numbers. "I came up in that field straight out of school. I did accounts at 0 Level. So I have always had a love for numbers. All through school I thought it was easier to do maths than English. I used to think that maths was common sense, logics. Not much to read, it is just to figure out what to do. So I have always had a flair for numbers," he declared.