Boosting Business Value & Profitability
All businesses strive to grow. But in today’s world, growth requires careful planning.
From competitive pressures to financial challenges, swift and decisive decision making is essential. And these decisions often have long-term effects on business value, profitability, and overall entire net worth. Great business decision making and planning doesn’t take place in a vacuum. It’s a team effort, from the ownership and managerial staff to your outside financial and business planning partner.
Our Barnes Wendling certified public accountants (CPAs) provide comprehensive business analysis and planning services to businesses of all shapes and sizes. We’re here to identify strengths, address weaknesses, and improve overall performance in areas like value, efficiency, and profitability.
By allowing a firm like Barnes Wendling CPAs, steeped in financial knowledge and experience, to help plan your next move, strategy, or growth stage, you’ll be able to get to where you’re going in the most profitable, capital efficient way possible.
Our Business Planning Services
We’ll start by conducting a diagnostic financial assessment of your business, and compare it with industry data. Barnes Wendling CPAs will then conduct a competitive analysis, and help gauge your success relative to industry peers. Whether you’re a real estate company or operate in manufacturing and distribution, we can make sure that you’re not lagging behind the competition – and help formulate a plan to get ahead of them.
Our CPAs accomplish this by conducting a benchmark analysis designed to improve your profitability. Our analysis will serve to identify (and enhance) your key strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. The mission of our entire business planning team is to help you increase financial performance and maximize business value for all owners, shareholders, and stakeholders involved.
The Barnes Wendling CPAs approach to business planning is to make your life as a business owner easier and stress-free, while still growing your business to meet your financial goals and dreams.
Featured Client Testimonials
BW is a true partner to us. Their knowledge, expertise, and service are a valuable resource to us and play an important role in our success!
John Allen - Vice President of Finance, Kaufman Container
Featured Client Testimonials
I appreciate the exceptional tax advice we received over the years. The (BW team) has a good grasp of our business needs. Thank you for your excellent service.
John Griffiths - Owner, Rae Ann, Inc.
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The BW team has been fantastic to work with; both the team member at our office as well as at the partner level. Any issues or concerns are handled very efficiently and effectively.
Kelley Needham - Chief Executive Officer, Epilepsy Association
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over seven years. Their knowledge has been instrumental in helping us grow strategically during this time. And although we’ve seen many changes in our economy that we cannot control, we’ve always been able to trust the Barnes team to be by our side. The Barnes team feels like family. We can’t thank them enough for their support!
Christine Kloss - Controller, AT&F
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over 15 years. During this time, the business has grown exceptionally, and Barnes has kept pace, providing accurate, quality advice. Our finances are more efficient than ever, and the expense of hiring Barnes has been a definite positive add to our bottom line. I give my highest recommendation to their firm.
David Miller, MD - President, Retina Associates of Cleveland
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Barnes Wendling has provided us guidance and recommendations that have strategically helped strengthen our business and position ourselves for growth. We needed to hire a new VP of Finance and Controller this past year, and they were instrumental in helping us find the best candidates for our company.
Sara Blankenship - President, Kaufman Container
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We value the trust, accuracy of information, and reliability of Barnes Wendling and Mike Essenmacher personally. Mike has been instrumental as a trusted advisor on accounting, tax, and personnel issues. His advice is always accurate, and he is very reliable. His associates are also very talented.
Dominic Ozanne - President and CEO, Ozanne Construction Company
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We value Barnes Wendling’s expertise with all things accounting so we can operate our business using our strengths and allowing them to be our experts. They have also brought me a few business sale opportunities to allow me to grow my assets.
John Gaydosh - President and Metallurgical Engineer, Ohio Metallurgical Service
Featured Client Testimonials
Barnes Wendling (especially Lena) did a great job with our financials. Everything. It is extremely refreshing and comforting to know that all of our numbers are not only correct, but they are in the right place(s). Your diligence and reporting truly does make me (personally) feel better.
Thomas Adomaitis - Controller, Bialosky Cleveland
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I can wholeheartedly tell you that I have yet to work with an audit or tax team that have been more helpful, easy to work with, and committed than the team at Barnes Wendling- I have been through three different firms in the last few years.
Michelle Saylor, Former Controller, Aero Mag
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Floyd Trouten at Barnes Wendling CPAs is an “expert’s expert” when it comes to M & A accounting. Not only does he understand the evolving details of the Tax Code but he also sees the fine points of their application for owners, managers, investors, and financiers.
Mark A. Filippell, Western Reserve Partners
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The service is amazing at Barnes Wendling CPAs. The benefit is worth more than the cost. Sometimes it’s true that you get what you pay for.
Mark Boucher - Former Owner, Castle Heating & Air