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James Crane is a North American entrepreneur who founded J Crane & Company.

History
Mr. Crane received his MA B.S., Accountancy from Bentley College, Boston, 1999. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds licenses as a general securities representative.

In September 1999 James founded J Crane & Company, which began as a traditional CPA firm. In January 2005, James completed his first reverse merger, and in January 2009, Mr. Crane was the lead financial and accounting adviser to a $72 million reverse merger.

In recent years, Mr. Crane has also served as an outsourced Chief Financial Officer for various “micro-cap” public companies traded on the U.S. Over-the-counter Bulletin Board Market.

Currently Mr. Crane leads various clients through the reverse merger or self filing process, raises capital, serves in a business development role and advises J Crane & Company clients on business plan development and implementation in US and China.

Entrepreneurship
Mr. Crane leads J Crane & Company’s “Public Company Services Group,” which provides a variety of public company services for clients who are already public and those who wish to “Go Public.” He also serves as the financial and accounting lead adviser for his client’s alternative public offerings and continued compliance with U.S. public company regulations.

Under Mr. Crane’s supervision, J Crane & Company generated revenue growth of 59% for 2008, 57% for 2007 and 62% for 2006.

Mr. Crane's expertise with alternative public offerings, such as reverse takeovers and self filings with the SEC has enabled him to transformed J Crane & Company into an international multidisciplinary financial services firm.