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BMF Named a 2021 Best of the Best Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting

We are excited to announce that we have been named to the 2021 Best of the Best Firms list by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), an award-winning newsletter for the public accounting profession. This is the second consecutive year we’ve. Read More >>

BMF Named a 2020 Best of the Best Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting

We are excited to announce that we have named to the 2020 Best of the Best Firms list by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), an award-winning newsletter for the public accounting profession. These top performers within the profession are ranked. Read More >>

BMF Recognized AS A 2020 Top 200 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting

For the second consecutive year, we have been recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), based on the 2020 annual IPA Survey and Analysis of Firms, as a Top 200 Accounting Firm in the nation! The IPA’s annual rankings of. Read More >>

BMF Named a Great Lakes Regional Leader by Accounting Today

Accounting Today, the premier publication of the certified public accounting industry, has included BMF on the list of 2020 Top Firms in the Great Lakes region, an area that includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio. The. Read More >>

BMF Named to Inside Public Accounting’s 2019 All Stars Specialized Niche Firms

We have been named to INSIDE Public Accounting’s (IPA) 2019 All-Stars Specialized Niche Firms in recognition of our firm’s significant and robust Manufacturing practice. In its January 2020 newsletter, IPA recognized those firms that derive a higher percentage of. Read More >>

BMF Recognized as a 2019 Top 200 Firm by Inside Public Accounting

We are excited to announce that we have been recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA), based on the 2019 annual IPA Survey and Analysis of Firms, as a Top 200 Accounting Firm in the nation!   The IPA’s annual. Read More >>

Transparency can pad a business’s price tag

CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS – Best Practices in M&A Issued the week of January 16, 2017 By Mark B. Bober Most studies suggest that 70% to 90% of acquisitions fail to generate the investment returns targeted by the acquirer. M&A. Read More >>

High valuations don’t always mean it’s a good time to sell

Company valuations today are at the highest levels we’ve seen in years. So if you’re a business owner thinking about a liquidity event, now would be a good time, right? Not so fast. Even though the value of their. Read More >>

Looking to Boost Profit Margins? It All Starts With the Answers to These Six Questions

November 18, 2016 BMF in the News BMF

Smart Business Issued the week of October 12, 2016 By Eric D. German It’s ironic, but one of the questions many business owners struggle to answer is, “how much DOES it cost us to produce that?” So basic, but. Read More >>

Scrupulous Due Diligence Bolsters the Buyer’s Advantage

As seen in Crain’s Cleveland Business Issued the week of January 18, 2016 The current M&A market remains a “seller’s market,” both in terms of economics (purchase price multiples), as well as the structure of key deal terms. The. Read More >>