John Beck, CFO, and Rick Randel, Attorney, spoke at the ASL Emerging Business Group’s best practices seminar on, “Who Owns What: Real Life Cap Table Stories.” In this podcast, Rick and John shared how important it is to document everything you do and to ask for help when planning the cap table, to help plan for the future.
Abbott Stringham & Lynch Named to Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance and AWSCPA 2015 Best Public Accounting Firms for Women
San Jose, CA. (June 3, 2015) — In its sixth year, the 2015 Accounting MOVE Project reports a significant boost in the proportion of women partners and principals at the 47 CPA firms participating in the project—an average of 22%, up from 17% five years ago.
The bar is rising for all firms, but with women comprising 46% of its ownership, Abbott Stringham & Lynch more than exceeded that threshold, earning a spot on the Equity Leadership List. The Accounting MOVE Project Equity Leadership list recognizes firms with at least 31% female partners and principals. Based on Accounting MOVE Project research, it is released annually by the Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA) and American Women’s Society of CPAs (AWSCPA).
Silicon Valley CPA Firm Adds Valuation Team and Services to Position the Firm for Growth in 2015
San Jose, Calif. – September 30, 2014 – Managing Principal Ray Scheaffer of Abbott, Stringham & Lynch (ASL), a Silicon Valley accounting and consulting firm, announced that Jeff Faust with his colleagues Irina Plevako and Chris Bitter formerly with the accounting firm Berger Lewis, have joined ASL. “Jeff, Irina and Chris enhance our firm’s practice by now offering valuation services to our clients. We welcome them as part of an overall plan to position the firm for growth.” The addition of Faust, Plevako and Bitter brings the firm’s total personnel to 76.
4 Tips to Attract Millennial Talent to Your Start-up
Start-ups are in a unique position to attract the best and the brightest of the Millennials because you’re not encumbered by an existing culture, policies, and infrastructure. Even if some of those elements are already in place, they’re probably still pliable enough to accommodate some change. So, what should you be doing to attract Millennial talent to your start-up? In the same way that you’re getting to know your target market and how to most profitably meet their needs, you must understand those who can help you get there – specifically, the talent you will need to hire. (more…)
4 Tips to Protect Against Payroll Tax Embezzlement
In a recent Wall Street Journal Article, Tax Surprises Can Follow When Payroll Firms Implode, the problem of payroll tax embezzlement reared its ugly head. While small payroll service firms can provide a lower-cost higher-touch service experience for emerging businesses, they’re also more likely to perpetrate embezzlement of your payroll tax payments than a big firm due to lack of oversight that leads to increased opportunity. (more…)
Navigating the Treacherous Path of Mergers and Acquisitions
How can you make your business attractive to sellers? And when a seller expresses interest, how do you navigate the process effectively? On May 2, 2012, ASL hosted two M&A veterans, Foley & Lardner Partner Jim Foley and ASL client and Silicon Valley CFO Sid Faulkner for an event to address these questions. (more…)