Nancy Hazely got her start working in the tax division of Ford Motor Company many years ago. In 2007 she started her own business,
Tax Trilogy, and today she counts Ford as one of her biggest clients.
The Dearborn-based firm went from six employees to 30 employees between 2009 and 2011, largely thanks to the addition of Ford as a marquee client. "That's where the growth happened for a lot of our team members," Hazely says. She adds that the growth from Ford "was pretty substantial."
Today Tax Trilogy employs 36 people, an intern and is looking to hire one more person immediately. The company has also grown its client list across the U.S., taking on patrons in far-away states like Georgia. The firm now handles a variety of tax niches, such as property taxes, employment taxes, and income taxes, among others.
"It's grown out of our clients' needs to have expertise in different areas," Hazely says.
Tax Trilogy expects to keep growing but focusing more on organic growth for the near-term. Hazely isn't ruling out any potential acquisitions but remains focused on growing what her company already has.
Source: Nancy Hazely, president & CEO of Tax Trilogy
Writer: Jon Zemke
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