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“The day someone opens a Relay account and sets up Profit First is the day they become immediately profitable.”

Mike Michalowicz,

Creator & Author of
Profit First

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Profit First + Relay
= Total cash flow clarity

Together, Profit First and Relay ensure that every dollar is allocated according to plan—be it paying down debt, reinvesting in your business, or taking a profit.

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  • Instantly open up to 20 accounts with no monthly fees or minimums
  • Name your accounts (Income, Profit, Owner’s Pay, Tax, OpEx)
  • Set up auto-transfer rules to put allocations on auto-pilot
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Manage cash with ease

3 Steps to set up
Profit First in Relay

Open multiple (real) checking accounts

Open up to 20 accounts and give each a nickname like Income, Profit, Owner’s Pay, Taxes and Operating Expenses. Plus, create up to 2 savings accounts to earn 1.00%-3.00% APY1 on idle cash, like your Tax and Profit savings.

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Automate your Profit First allocations

Create an auto-transfer rule to automatically allocate money from Income to other accounts. Customize your percentages and frequency, then let Relay take care of the rest.

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Get help from a Profit First Professional directly in Relay

Give your Profit First Professional a secure, role-based login to your Relay account to review expenses, strategize, and keep you accountable.

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Be permanently profitable

Work with a certified Profit First Professional

Relay has partnered with Profit First Professionals—a network of accountants, bookkeepers and business coaches—that help you achieve and maintain profitability.

Find a Profit First Professional

Cyndi Thomason

President,

bookskeep

Jason Snider

Founder,

Aspyr Advisors

Brian Thompson

Founder,

Brian Thompson Financial

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account

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Relay makes it easy for accountants and bookkeepers to collaborate on Profit First banking with their clients.

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What Profit First businesses say about Relay

From quick setup to automatic percentage calculation and transfers, Profit First businesses love banking with Relay.

Relay is THE BEST for running Profit First

Steven Allen

Quality Homes Reimagined, LLC

"Relay is hands down THE BEST to use if you follow the Profit First method. New accounts are really easy to set up, allocations take mere seconds to deploy to your various accounts, and you can easily see where your business stands at a glance. They have awesome customer support and truly care about their customers."

Steven Allen

Quality Homes Reimagined, LLC

Good for Profit First!

Jon Meadows

Creative Transitions and High-End

"It's very smooth, easy to use. I am doing Profit First, and it makes it extremely easy to set up multiple accounts. If you do a transfer and set up multiple transfers at once, you can even choose to split up your transfers by percentage!"

Jon Meadows

Creative Transitions and High-End

Relay is phenomenal

Lydia Paasch

MLP Accounting and Consulting, LLC

"As a Profit First Professional, I have a lot of clients that ask me for help when setting up their Profit First accounts. Relay is phenomenal. Not only is it easy to set up and use, the ability to make one transfer to multiple accounts and divide it up by percentages is life-changing. The transaction detail, virtual cards, and accountant access are simply icing on the cake! I highly recommend setting up your account(s) ASAP."

Lydia Paasch

MLP Accounting and Consulting, LLC

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