Matter & Substance

Thoughts from our industry
to help Businesses and Individuals

September 25, 2014

Growing Global Connections

Mowery & Schoenfeld is a member of Geneva Group International (GGI), the 6th largest worldwide alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms. Our membership gives us, and our clients, access to resources and talent worldwide as...

September 14, 2014

Chaos Generates Greatness

“At times, the high-performing firm appears dysfunctional and in constant chaos, but this is part of their continual commitment to improve at greatness,” Allan Koltin, Koltin Consulting Group. This quote immediately resonated with me. A little chaos goes a...

September 4, 2014

Honored as One of Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work For – 4 years in a row!

I’m honored and humbled to announce Mowery & Schoenfeld was recently named as one of the 2014 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work for. This is the fourth year in a row Mowery & Schoenfeld has received this...

August 26, 2014

Future Looks Bright

In my experience, too many people seem down about the future; worried about things not being as good as they have been in the past. At Mowery & Schoenfeld, with more than half of our staff born after 1980,...

August 19, 2014

Focus on Your Strengths

Character Harry Callahan, played by Clint Eastwood in the movie Magnum Force, so famously said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” After reading the book StrengthsFinder by Tom Rath, supported by The Gallup Organization, I’d like to modify...

August 5, 2014

A True Vacation

I recently returned from the longest vacation I’ve taken since we started the firm 18 years ago. I was gone two full weeks traveling to Italy, Greece and Turkey. It was amazing! I’m one of those vacationers that generally...

July 21, 2014

Every Business Owner’s Greatest Fear

It’s an unfortunate truth; many business owners worry their employees may be stealing from the business. With this thought, two questions tend to linger: “How much are they stealing?” and “What, if anything, should I do about it?” Generally...

July 10, 2014

Two Articles Highlighting 2014 Deadlines

This week my blog includes two articles written by Michael Deering, our Director of Taxes at Mowery & Schoenfeld. The articles cover information regarding two important deadlines in 2014. The first article covers the estate tax return extension to...

June 23, 2014

The Big Squeeze

Every business faces “The Big Squeeze.” It is a phrase I use to describe a condition that affects virtually every business. The net income of a business is continually challenged. Maintaining and increasing revenue is critical to long-term success....

June 11, 2014

Matter & Substance

Thoughts from our industry to help Businesses and Individuals

Thoughts from our industry
to help Businesses and Individuals