Founding Principles

Founding Principles

When LaabamOne was founded in 2006, the professional services landscape was split into two extremes. On one side were the Big 4 firms — Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG — offering exceptional quality but at premium prices that excluded most mid-market businesses. On the other were small local firms offering affordable rates but lacking the depth of expertise that growing companies needed. LaabamOne was conceived to occupy the space between them.

Our founders established four non-negotiable principles that would govern every decision the company made. First, deliver Big 4-calibre quality at India pricing. Second, prioritize personal, relationship-driven service over impersonal, process-driven scale. Third, build deep domain expertise in accounting, tax, ERP, and technology rather than spreading thin across dozens of disciplines. Fourth, focus on long-term client partnerships rather than transactional, project-based engagements.

These principles were not aspirational slogans — they were operational mandates. They determined who we hired, which clients we pursued, how we priced our services, and how we measured success. Nearly two decades later, these same four principles remain the bedrock of LaabamOne's identity and the reason our earliest clients still trust us with their most critical work.

Principles in Practice

Our founding principles are not confined to a plaque on the wall. They are embedded in our hiring process, where we evaluate candidates for client empathy and professional rigour alongside technical skills. They shape our pricing models, which are designed for transparency and long-term affordability rather than maximum short-term revenue extraction.

Most importantly, these principles give every LaabamOne professional a clear framework for decision-making. When faced with a trade-off between speed and quality, or between revenue and client interest, our team knows exactly where we stand — because the founders made those choices crystal clear from day one.