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In my 20+ years of assisting companies with marketing, I am continually surprised by the general misconception of what defines marketing.  I also don’t think managers truly see what marketing can do for their business. 

In the purest sense, marketing is the mix of activities required to get a product or service from conception to the end user.  These activities are typically described by marketers as the four P’s of marketing:  Product, Price, Physical distribution and Promotion.  Unfortunately...

Ohio recently enacted legislation creating two tax amnesty programs that may affect you or your business. 

Use Tax Amnesty Program

The first program is a change to the Ohio Use Tax Education Program. In case you are unaware, here is a quick refresher on Ohio use tax.

Use tax is a tax on the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property and certain taxable services in Ohio. The use tax is a complement to the sales tax.   In general, if you have paid Ohio sales tax on an item,...

July 5, 2011 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti has acquired Cleveland marketing firm Hilty Moore & Associates, Inc. (HM&A) along with the company’s visual marketing division, BrandEyeD. The acquisition enhances the expertise and depth of marketing resources available to serve Skoda Minotti Marketing Services’ growing client base.

In addition to bringing enhanced marketing research expertise, the acquisition of HM&A will complement Skoda Minotti Marketing Services’ ability to provide marketing services,...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti Strategic Marketing Group was recently recognized by the Association for Accounting Marketing for outstanding achievements in the areas of accounting marketing and communications. At the Association for Accounting Marketing – Marketing Achievement Awards (AAM-MAA) ceremony in Chicago, Ill., the Cleveland-based marketing services group was honored for its 2010 holiday greeting e-card entry.

Skoda Minotti’s holiday greeting e-card allowed the firm to significantly decrease...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, has once again been named a World Class Customer Service award winner, as presented by Smart Business Magazine. With this year’s award, Skoda Minotti became one of only four companies to have won this award in each of the five years since its inception.

“At Skoda Minotti, a key component of our firm’s vision is to create a culture of continually improving client service,” says Skoda Minotti partner, Mike Trabert, CPA. “This...

CLEVELAND – Now in its 19th year, the Lake-Geauga Fast Track 50 Award will once again recognize the 50 fastest growing companies in Lake and Geauga Counties. Winners of the award will be based on average sales and employment growth from 2006 through 2010. This year’s nomination form can be found online at: www.fasttrack50.org.

To be eligible to receive the award, companies must be located in the two-county region, be organized as a for-profit business, and must have a sales profit for 2006 of, at...

Summary of Responsibilities: 

• Will be part of a team that provides strategic input and analytical support regarding a portfolio of direct real estate investments. 

About the company:

• Our client is a dynamic and fast-growing private financial services company based in Cleveland, Ohio

Essential Functions:

• Perform financial analysis of real estate investment assets.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders including partners, advisors, lenders, lawyers and accountants.
• Participate in committee...

 Summary of Responsibilities:

•  To assist managing the business through the control and proper recording and reconciliation of financial transactions, evaluating and instituting of sound internal controls and maintaining accurate financial records to support the company's financial reporting, document and ensure compliance with company policy and procedures.

About the company: 

• Our client is a dynamic and fast-paced private manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Essential Functions:

• Business analysis...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm with offices in Cleveland and Akron, has been named a recipient of the 2011 Leading EDGE Award. Presented by Crain’s Cleveland Business and The Entrepreneur’s EDGE, this award recognizes companies that have consistently generated value to the Northeast Ohio economy over the past three years.

Uniquely positioned to provide business and financial advisory services to companies of differing sizes and industries...

 Summary of Responsibilities:

• Will be part of a team that provides strategic input and analytical support regarding a portfolio of direct real estate investments. 

About the company: 

• Our client is a dynamic and fast-growing private financial services company based in Cleveland, Ohio

Essential Functions:

• Perform financial analysis of real estate investment assets.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders including partners, advisors, lenders, lawyers and accountants.
• Participate in committee...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti is pleased to announce an educational not-for-profit seminar, featuring nationally recognized not-for-profit expert Dick Larkin, as well as other industry experts, on June 21, from 7:45-11:30 a.m. at 700 Beta Banquet and Conference Center in Mayfield Village. The seminar is free-of-charge.

Larkin is the Technical Director for Not-for-Profit accounting and auditing for the Institute for Nonprofit Excellence in the Washington, D.C. office of BDO USA, LLP. Previously he was...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, with offices in Cleveland and Akron, has recently received federal and state recognition for demonstrating leadership and policies that support employee participation in the National Guard and Reserve. Doug Lundblad, client network engineer in Skoda Minotti’s Technology Services Group, serves as First Sergeant for Company B, 1st- 145th Armor Regiment of the Ohio Army National Guard.

On a national level, the firm has been...

Tax Analyst Job Description:

• Prepare and file international tax compliance forms and disclosures within the US federal income tax return, such as forms 5471, 8858, 1118, etc.. including calculations of Subpart F, foreign E&P, foreign tax credit and Section 987 within the required time limit established by the taxing authority.
• Assist as needed in the preparation and filing of foreign, federal, state and local income tax returns, and property tax returns within the required time limit established...

CFO Job Description:

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides both operational and programmatic support to the organization.  The CFO supervises the finance unit and is the chief financial spokesperson for the organization.  The CFO reports directly to the President and is responsible for all strategic and tactical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding.

CFO Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in performing all tasks...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti’s Professional Staffing Group is pleased to announce that it has expanded its professional staffing services. The group now provides services for contract, direct hire or term-to-hire positions, ranging from staff level to C-level executives, within the following areas of specialization:accounting and finance, C-level executives, engineering, human resources, information technology and sales and marketing.

Leading the newly expanding service offerings is Andrew Devore, a...

Job Opening Title: Senior IT Auditor

Reports to: IT Audit Manager

Summary of Responsibilities:

Job Opening Title: Senior Corporate Accountant

Position Summary: Prepare monthly financial reporting, and quarterly and annual preparation for external reporting requirements, including assistance and coordination with external auditors.

Job Description:         

• Prepare initial formats of quarterly press release, 10-Q, annual report, 401K statements and other required filings, and assists with final documents.
• Assists in quarterly and year-end audit process.
• Prepares and analyzes financial...

April 13, 2011 – CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm with offices in Cleveland and Akron, is pleased to announce that Robert D. Coode has been appointed to the Lake Health Foundation Board of Trustees.

Lake Health Foundation is the philanthropic affiliate of Lake Health. On behalf of the health system, the Foundation accepts contributions of cash and appreciated property. Donations are used to enhance patient care, including the support of projects that improve...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti, a CPA, business and financial advisory firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of information technology firm Computer Troubleshooters Independence. The acquisition increases the size and capabilities of Skoda Minotti’s rapidly growing Information Technology Services Group.

Computer Troubleshooters’ staff complements Skoda Minotti’s existing service offerings with a wide range of information technology capabilities and expertise, including:

• Managed Services
• VoIP:...

CLEVELAND – Skoda Minotti is pleased to announce one new hire to its Small Business Services Group:
Alexandra Goodrich – Goodrich joins the firm as paraprofessional in Skoda Minotti’s Small Business Services Group. In this role, she will provide outsourced bookkeeping support for the Kidney Foundation and Epilepsy Association in Cleveland, Ohio. Goodrich also currently works as bookkeeper for the Lake Humane Society.

Skoda Minotti’s Small Business Services Group assists small- to mid-size...