Professional Services
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Dr. Craig McLahan Works His Dream Job Providing the Best Care to Montco Pets
Businesses in Montgomery County have been working around the clock to stay afloat, while keeping employees and customers safe during the COVID-19 crisis. Their hard work and innovation has not gone unnoticed. Each week, The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is sharing their stories. Even before we were spending months at home, pets provided companionship and a…
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Brothers Behind Bala Cynwyd’s Germ Hero Company Are True COVID-19 Heroes
Brothers Eric and Nathan Zhivalyuk, owners of Bala Cynwyd-based Germ Hero, have proven to be real-life heroes in the fight against COVID-19, writes Kelsey Fabian for PHL 17. The pair are using their disinfecting and sanitizing business to give back to the community by providing free sanitization to first responders and providing those on the…
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Philly Mag: Two Montgomery County Caterers Among Philadelphia Area’s Best for Micro-Weddings
With many couples opting for smaller, more intimate weddings due to COVID-19, some local businesses have started offering catering options for micro-weddings, with two of them making the best 12 list in the Philadelphia area, write Matt Phillips and Kaliyah Dorsey for the Philadelphia Magazine. Robert Ryan Catering & Design in Collegeville works with every…
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King of Prussia and East Norriton Accounting Firms Join Forces in Merger
King of Prussia-based Clairmont Paciello & Co. has acquired East Norriton-based Dreslin & Co. and added its roster of five people to its 25 existing employees for a combined staff of 30, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The deal closed on November 1. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to Clairmont Paciello…
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Blue Bell-based BrightView Rewarding Its Employees for Work During COVID-19
BrightView Holdings in Blue Bell is rewarding its frontline team members for their work during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak with bonuses, writes Jimmy Miller for the Lawn & Landscape. The company has set aside $6 million for one-time bonuses that will be paid to more than 13,500 employees at its branches across the…
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Find Out What’s Ahead for Businesses and Individuals in RKL’s 2020 Election Webinar: Register Now
2020 has been a challenging year as companies and individuals have faced a global pandemic, shutdowns, re-openings, and a looming presidential election that could dramatically alter tax and economic policy for 2021 and beyond. Professional services firm RKL LLP has been there to help organizations throughout the region cut through the noise and focus on…
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Local Advisory Firm RKL Named Among the Best Places to Work in PA for Fourth Consecutive Year
Professional services firm RKL has once again been named as one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania. This statewide awards program annually identifies the commonwealth’s top 100 employers through workplace data and demographics and employee survey results. “We’re proud that the commitment and dedication of the RKL team has earned us recognition as…
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RKL Examines U.S. Merger & Acquisition Activity, Offers Tips to Buyers, Sellers in New Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on daily life and the economy. Similarly, it has had a major impact on merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2020. The Transaction Advisory Services team at local professional services firm RKL published a U.S. M&A Market Update to shed light on M&A trends across the nation and provide…
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West Chester-Based Therapist Helps Business Owners Navigate Pandemic-Induced Stress
Nick Basalyga, a therapist and licensed social worker with The West Chester Therapy Group, is helping business owners navigate the enormous amount of stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Gene Marks for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Basalyga is one of many therapists who are seeing more business owners turn to them for both help…
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Villanova School of Business Lends a Hand in Launching ThankX, a Personal Delivery App!
There was a time when neighbors knew neighbors, when residents chatted with delivery people and with the owner of the small hardware store down the street. There was a time before the pandemic, before indifferent package drops from Amazon. There was a time when shopping and deliveries were personal. Carlos Colon, a Philadelphia real estate…
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Philadelphia Magazine: These Three Montco Bakeries Offer Cakes, Pastries Fit to Make Anyone’s Day a Little Sweeter
Whether it’s for a big event like a wedding, or to simply satisfy a sweet tooth, these three Montgomery County bakeries offer up cakes and pastries fit to make anyone’s day a little sweeter, according to Philadelphia Magazine. Sweet Freedom Bakery in Bryn Mawr is perfect for the mindful sweet tooth with dietary restrictions, as…
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Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Family Law Recognized Among 2021 ‘Best Lawyers in America’
Lori K. Shemtob, David J. Draganosky, Andrew D. Taylor and Cynthia Weiss Stein – partners at Shemtob Draganosky Taylor, a divorce and family law firm based in Blue Bell – have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publications. Recognized among Best Lawyers in both family law…
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Ethos Cannabis Expands Its Philadelphia Market with Montgomeryville Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Ethos Cannabis has increased its Philadelphia area footprint with a new medical marijuana dispensary located in the heart of Montgomeryville’s commercial district, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This dispensary is the 25th medical marijuana provider to open in the Philadelphia region in the last two-and-a-half years. Ethos was awarded one of eight…
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Montco Intensifies Efforts to Hire Young People as Poll Workers for Election Day
Following staffing problems that hampered the state’s primary election, Montgomery County is intensifying efforts to hire poll workers for the November presidential election, write Ximena Conde and Zachariah Hughes for WHYY. County officials are focusing on bringing in a new wave of younger poll workers as well as coaxing more senior workers to once again…
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Wynnewood Man Launches On-Demand Platform That Allows Users to Monetize Advice
Peter Yeargin, a Wynnewood resident and senior manager for systems engineering at Cisco, has launched Sage, an online on-demand answer platform that allows users to monetize their advice, writes Paige Gross for the Technical.ly. Yeargin got the idea for the platform while doing his taxes. “Of course it’s tax time, so I can’t find an…
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Why It’s Time to Reassess Your Business Cost Structure
The coronavirus pandemic essentially served as a real-world stress test for organizations, and it remains an unpredictable force in our society. Whether your company adjusted to a painful new reality, pivoted to new products and services, or experienced a surge in demand, all organizations should evaluate their ongoing response and pinpoint what worked, what didn’t,…
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Hit Hard By Pandemic, Many Local Hair Salons and Barbershops Still Awaiting Government Help in Fight to Survive
Hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, many local hair salons and barbershops are still waiting to receive any kind of government assistance as they struggle to survive, writes Jen Samuel for the Daily Local News. To help advocate for the cosmetology industry, Phoenixville resident Bertina Pelzer collaborated with friends and colleagues during the mandated shutdown…
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Coatesville-Based Wedding Photographers Change Their Business Model to Survive Pandemic
After the pandemic devastated their business, Coatesville-based wedding photographers Grace and Matt Rauppius were forced to change their business model to survive, writes Fran Maye for the Daily Local News. The couple went from working around 70 weddings a year to three so far in 2020. However, with the federal unemployment stimulus expiring, they decided…
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