Cherry Bekaert is proud to continue our support of Venture Atlanta as a headline sponsor. Venture Atlanta selects the most promising tech companies from across the region and brings in top investment firms from across the nation to hear them pitch. The conference has helped launch more than 700 companies and raise $6.5B in funding to date.
Latest Technology Guidance
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The R&D Tax Credit Technology Companies Deserve Learn how our advisors can help your technology company claim the R&D Tax Credit. |
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WEBINAR RECORDING
Demystifying Revenue Recognition for Tech Companies and Their Investors Watch our webinar for tech companies and private equity funds with a focus on technology portfolio companies to better understand revenue recognition. |
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PODCAST
How Tech Companies Can Successfully Capture Federal Business Listen to our podcast to learn how tech company leaders can work with the federal government, navigate the RFP process & more. |
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What is Accounting Transformation & How is it Changing Business? Listen to our podcast to learn what is accounting transformation and what it means for organizations. Find out the key components to successful accounting transformation. |
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WEBINAR RECORDING
Why Growing Tech Companies Need a Sales Tax Strategy Now Listen to key sales and use tax topics for tech companies regarding economic nexus, product and service taxability, sourcing SaaS and more. |
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How is private equity responding to prevailing economic headwinds? Get insights on 2022 economic headwinds impacting private equity and M&A deal activity. Learn current tax issues and how transactional tax strategies can help create value. |
Connect With Us at the Conference
Our technology industry professionals work side by side with leaders to help scale your business through advisory, tax, and assurance services at all phases of a company’s development, expansion and growth. Together with the Firm’s Deal Advisory team, we have significant experience and worked on hundreds of transactions with aggregate value in excess of $130 billion.
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Michael Valerio, CPA, MBA Partner, Assurance Services Technology Industry Practice Leader Michael leads the Firm’s efforts in serving the technology sector through advisory, assurance, and tax services. He also serves on the Venture Atlanta Selection Committee.
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Matthew Urbizo, CPA Partner, Assurance Services Matt specializes in audit services for the technology industry and focuses largely on serving clients in the SaaS, Fintech and Health Tech sectors.
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Georgi Gullia Director of Business Development Georgi builds and cultivates business relationships for the Firm’s Georgia region, focusing on middle market tech companies as well as private equity and venture capital investors.
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Rob Schwarzmann, CPA, MTX Partner, Tax Services For more than 25 years, Rob has advised clients in the tech industry on complex tax and accounting issues including corporate structures, mergers & acquisitions, and method changes.
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Jeffery M. Olender, CPA, MBA Partner, Assurance Services Through his association with Florida-based venture organizations, Jeff understands the challenges growth-stage tech companies face when raising capital. He guides clients through financial reporting and complex accounting issues.
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Dixie McCurley Partner, Digital Advisory Services Client Accounting Services Leader As leader of the Firm’s Client Accounting Services practice, Dixie oversees outsourced accounting for businesses utilizing new methods that capitalize upon the latest technologies.
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Jonathan Sawyer, CPA Senior Manager, Assurance Services Focused on working with middle-market tech companies, Jonathan serves as a technical resource in complex accounting matters, to include revenue recognition, business combinations, and financial reporting.
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