By Chris Benko, CPA | Principal, Audit & Assurance | Leader, Construction and Real Estate Niche Wrapping up year-end financial statements is critical for all business owners, including construction contractors. Preparing year-end financials can help owners navigate bonding capacity for the following year. Reviewing Bonding Year-End Statements When it comes to providing year-end financial statements …
How do business owners protect their ideas, trade secrets, concepts, or inventions? Enter intellectual property attorney Luis Carrion from Cleveland law firm Renner Otto. Luis is an experienced and well-known IP attorney, representing clients in patent and trademark applications, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. He shares with Chuck & Brittany why business owners need to protect …
Chuck & Brittany are joined today by Keri Zipay, business retention and expansion specialist for the City of Beachwood. Keri discusses how Beachwood has grown their community by attracting, and keeping, prominent businesses to drive economic change. Keri shares trends from local businesses, including shared workspaces and the need for local food trucks. And which …
Article #3 in the New Business Owner Series By Toby Kaye, CPA/ABV | Manager, Tax As a business owner, you will always be juggling multiple priorities. Regardless of the situation in your business, your attention must be laser-focused on your target market. Helping your customers is the reason you entered the business. You must understand them …
Before you start, choose your destination Article #2 in the Succession Planning series By Toby Kaye, CPA/ABV | Manager, Tax I had discussed in the initial article about listing your desired exit outcomes in priority order during the planning phase. Any additional time spent on this phase clarifying your goals will pay dividends throughout the …
CANTON, Ohio – (August 26, 2019) – Apple Growth Partners (AGP), award-winning accounting and business advisory firm, has expanded the Canton leadership team with a new senior tax manager. Leif Erickson, CPA, MTax, joins AGP with an extensive background in public accounting. With 17 years of experience in both public and industry diversified tax experience, …
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Chuck is taking over the questions today because his guest is his very own co-host, Brittany White! Brittany hopped in the interview seat during a schedule change, but also because she’s a seasoned marketer that was literally born into advertising! Brittany and Chuck talk (and laugh) about all things marketing, and why companies need to …
By Logan Jaworski | Associate, Tax As we await the smoke to clear from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), Ohio has just passed changes of their own for the 2019 tax year. For tax years 2016 and forward, Ohio Rev. Code Section 5747.01(B) allowed anyone who reports income from a pass-through …
By Jason Bogniard, MBA, ASA, CVA, EA | Principal, Business Valuation The concept of “Double Dipping” in divorce litigation is a fervently debated and quickly evolving issue in domestic relations courts across the State of Ohio, and the nation for that matter. So, what is double dipping and why should you care? Double dipping is only an …
AKRON, OHIO– (August 19, 2019)—Apple Growth Partners (AGP) Community Outreach Charitable Giving Fund of Akron Community Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for financial literacy education. Established in 2009, the Apple Growth Partners Community Outreach Charitable Giving Fund of Akron Community Foundation was created to recognize the importance of supporting civic events and philanthropic organizations …
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