ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – (Sept. 19, 2017) –Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center, will hold its October TECH Talk program on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at Microsoft Headquarters offices, 5426 Bay Center Dr., Suite 700, Tampa.
Paul Hays, Ginny Veit and Gretchen Whalen of CliftonLarsonAllen will present “Accounting for Success,” an interactive roundtable discussion with CPAs who specialize in tech and startups. They will discuss opportunities and pitfalls these companies face, with the presentation centered on setting up the company for growth, tax savings and other issues CPAs advise on with tech and startup businesses.
Hays, an audit principal in the Tampa office of CliftonLarsonAllen, has more than 20 years of accounting experience, with a focus on technology and software companies, emerging growth firms, M&A and venture capital/private equity. Veit, with more than 18 years of experience in taxation, is a manager in the firm’s Federal Tax Solutions group. She specializes in the research & development tax credit, cost segregation projects and other specialty tax services. Whalen, a state and local tax principal, leads that practice in the firm’s Southeast Region, responsible for delivery of a variety of those services to her clients. She specializes in multistate income/franchise and sales/use tax consulting for a diverse client base.
CliftonLarsonAllen is a professional services firm delivering integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing and public accounting capabilities to help clients succeed professionally and personally. Its industry-focused teams offer services that support clients locally, nationally and globally. The firm has more than 5,000 staff in more than 100 U.S. locations, as well as a global affiliation.
Presented by Tampa Bay Innovation Center, TECH Talk is the area’s premier networking and education event developed specifically to meet the interests of the local technology community. Attendees include new and startup technology companies, as well as entrepreneurs and those interested in the growth and success of technology innovation and entrepreneurism in the Tampa Bay area.
There is no fee to attend, but space is limited. Advance registration is suggested athttp://techtalkoctober2017.eventbrite.com. Additional information is available by contacting Mary Rodriguez Gort at 727-547-7341 or gortm@tbinnovates.com.
Tampa Bay Innovation Center, through TEC Garage, offers a number of programs geared toward entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and others interested in the growth of the local technology community.
About Tampa Bay Innovation Center:
Tampa Bay Innovation Center supports entrepreneurial success, fosters the creation of high-tech jobs and develops new sources of technology and manufacturing capabilities by nurturing early stage ventures as they grow and launch their products into the marketplace. Through its TEC Garage, the Innovation Center offers programs that are tailored to the innovator/entrepreneur and address business intelligence, planning and business formation, strategy execution and technology transition. Follow Tampa Bay Innovation Center on Twitter, www.twitter.com/tbinnovates, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tbinnovationcenter.