Intuit Announces Top Four Global Firms of the Future
August 16 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
24Hour Bookkeeper, Hemingway Bailey, Moore
Details Bookkeeping and New Wave Business Solutions Compete for
Grand Prize at QuickBooks Connect
Four accounting firms from around the world are one step closer
to winning the 2016 search for Intuit QuickBooks Global Firm of the
Future contest. Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) is celebrating 24Hour
Bookkeeper, Hemingway Bailey, Moore Details Bookkeeping and New
Wave Business Solutions, the top accounting firms representing
Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, whose
entries best demonstrated how they embrace online technologies to
grow their practices and meet the dynamic needs of their small
business clients.
The contest, an extension of last year’s successful Firm of the
Future search in the United States, looked across the globe for the
most future-ready and forward-thinking firms worldwide. Since June
2016, firms from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the
United States entered to vie for the $10,000 USD grand prize and
for a shot at the title of 2016 Global Firm of the Future.
“We are beyond ecstatic to unveil the world’s top four Firms of
the Future,” said Jim McGinnis, vice president, Intuit Small
Business Group, Accountant Segment. “24Hour Bookkeeper, Hemingway
Bailey, Moore Details Bookkeeping and New Wave Business Solutions
have inspired us with written submissions that showcased how
they’ve embraced change and implemented innovative processes that
help fuel their success and make a difference in their clients’
lives. These four firms represent the best forward-thinking firms
in the industry and we couldn’t be more excited to see what the
future holds for each of them.”
Jim McGinnis and a global panel of qualified judges from
Intuit’s Small Business Group and Accountant Segment selected the
top four finalists who best embody the attributes of Firms of the
Future. Each of the top four finalists highlighted their firm’s
work, culture and vision, successfully demonstrating why they
deserve to be named a Firm of the Future.
The finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
- 24Hour Bookkeeper of Hibbing, Minn.
United States
- Hemingway Bailey of Beverley, United
Kingdom
- Moore Details Bookkeeping of Quinte
West, Ontario, Canada
- New Wave Business Solutions of
Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia
The four finalists have entered into the next phase of the
contest, where they will now have the opportunity to bring their
submissions to life with a creative video detailing what makes
their firm a Firm of the Future. Intuit will provide a videographer
and producer for filming and work directly with each of the four
finalists to create a high-quality video entry. Once complete, the
videos will be available in an online gallery on the Firm of the
Future website for public voting between October 3-15, 2016.
Additionally, each finalist will also receive a $5,000 USD cash
prize and two free tickets to Intuit’s third QuickBooks Connect,
October 24-26, in San Jose, California. The grand prize winner will
be unveiled at QuickBooks Connect and receive an additional $10,000
USD.
In addition to the four finalists announced today, 15 Firm of
the Future runners-up from across the globe were revealed. The 15
runners-up (in alphabetical order) will each receive a cash prize
of $2,500 USD. The runners-up are:
- Blueback Accounting of Boise, Idaho,
United States
- Fiona Fraser Ltd. of Perth, United
Kingdom
- First Base Accountants of Stirling,
United Kingdom
- Jody Jordan CPA, PLLC of Olive Branch,
Miss., United States
- Legacy Advantage CPA Ltd. of Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
- Mattice Business Services, Inc. of Boca
Raton, Fla., United States
- Prevendel Business Solutions Inc. of
Richmond Hill, ON. Canada
- Quick Bizness Bookkeeping Solutions of
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Reconciled It of Burlington, Vt. United
States
- Regional Business Services of
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Singletrack Bookkeeping of Steamboat
Springs, Colo., United States
- Tax Time Services of Ridgecrest,
Calif., United States
- UpSide Accounting of Cambridge,
Ontario, Canada
- WallCPA Professional Corporation of
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Xcelerate Business Solutions, LLC of
Fort Collins, Colo.
Register for QuickBooks Connect and meet the four finalists, in
addition to connecting, learning and getting inspired by a dynamic
lineup of speakers, such as Shaquille O’Neal, Tony Hawk and
breakout session speakers Geni Whitehouse, Mark Wickersham and Ron
Baker. Rock band and platinum recording artist Third Eye Blind will
perform at Connectfest, the QuickBooks Connect evening celebration
on Oct. 25.
To join the conversation, share on Facebook and Twitter using
QBFirmOfTheFuture.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. creates business and financial management solutions
that simplify the business of life for small businesses, consumers
and accounting professionals.
Its flagship products and services include QuickBooks® and
TurboTax®, which make it easier to manage small businesses
and tax preparation and filing. Mint.com provides a fresh,
easy and intelligent way for people to manage their money, while
Intuit's ProConnect brand portfolio includes ProConnect
Online, ProSeries® and Lacerte®, the company's leading
tax preparation offerings for professional accountants.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had revenue of $4.2 billion in its
fiscal year 2015. The company has approximately 7,700 employees
with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United
Kingdom, India and other locations. More information can be found
at www.intuit.com.
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