About.

Small to medium size businesses carry our economy.  We love helping them.

As people who have worked for many years in the SMB arena, both as employees and as owners, we feel we bring a unique perspective and understanding to the needs of this important market segment of our economy.

Small business owners are typically busy! There never seems to be enough time to do everything while you are out there making it happen in the real world. You wish you could check out all the potential programs for your business but there never seems to be enough time. And hefty fees for professionals to do it for you are rarely in the budget.

That’s where we come in. We explain it simply and have a simple process for you to take advantage of these programs. Our services and processes are offered on contingency and based on getting you actual cash refunds.

In short, we provide a no risk model for our clients to check out these services in an hour or so of their time.

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Chris Lake

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Chris is the President and CEO of JNC Lake Associates.  She has more than 40 years of experience in business management, with a focus on research and development, operations, and accounting and financial issues.  Chris has owned and been part-owner in three successful businesses and understands the issues facing small and medium-sized business owners.  

She has also held senior management positions at a number of companies in the technology, insurance, and financial services industries.She is passionate about helping businesses understand and take advantage of available tax credits, focusing on R&D tax credits.  

In her personal life, she enjoys sports, and plays tennis, swims, and scuba dives.

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John Lake

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With over 40 years in Marketing and Business Management, John brings to JNC Lake Associates a wealth of experience marketing rapidly expanding companies, particularly in the High Tech arena.  He is versed in all aspects of marketing: strategic planning, research; research, campaigns; branding, packaging & pricing; media buying and planning; agency selection and supervision; trade shows and events.   As such, he brings a unique understanding of what R&D is all about and what is consists of in many industry segments.

In his personal life, John enjoys traveling, sports movies and spending time with his family.