• RKL Welcomes New Business Development Manager

    RKL Welcomes New Business Development Manager

    Industry veteran Scott Burky has joined RKL, a leading advisory firm with an office in Exton, as a Business Development Manager. In his role, Burky works closely with companies to grasp their financial considerations, prioritize their business goals, and address the challenges they encounter. Drawing upon RKL’s technical expertise and extensive industry knowledge, Burky identifies…

  • Making Cybersecurity a Priority for Financial Professionals

    Making Cybersecurity a Priority for Financial Professionals

    Financial professionals have a primary role in financial reporting, among many other responsibilities. However, reporting is intricately intertwined with another critical domain — cybersecurity. Whether they are preparing the company’s financial statements, verifying internal controls related to financial reporting (ICFR), or ensuring that IT-related financial risks are mitigated, cybersecurity significantly impacts the daily responsibilities of…

  • RKL Names New Leader for Transaction Advisory Practice

    RKL Names New Leader for Transaction Advisory Practice

    RKL, a leading advisory firm with an office in Exton, has named Bryan Redding leader of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services Practice, which supports clients pursuing buy-side and sell-side middle-market merger and acquisition transactions. “Throughout his tenure with RKL, Bryan has proven himself as an indispensable resource for clients navigating business changes,” said RKL CEO…

  • West Chester-Based MyOfficeOps Provides Businesses with the Services, Insights They Need to Thrive

    West Chester-Based MyOfficeOps Provides Businesses with the Services, Insights They Need to Thrive

    Small businesses are undoubtedly the backbone of the American economy, but their owners are often buried under the weight of administrative tasks, unable, as the saying goes, to see the forest for the trees. It’s understandable, given that many people start their own businesses not because they’re good businesspeople, but because they have expertise in…

  • Why You Should Tour a Retirement Community During the Holiday Season

    Why You Should Tour a Retirement Community During the Holiday Season

    Think of all the reasons you enjoy the holidays: the decorations, the food, coming together with family and friends. These are also the very reasons why touring senior living communities like Freedom Village at Brandywine during the holidays is a great idea. Retirement community holiday visits give you a chance to experience their lifestyle (including…

  • Freedom Village: 6 Reasons to Move Into Senior Living While You Are Still Healthy  

    Freedom Village: 6 Reasons to Move Into Senior Living While You Are Still Healthy  

    Priorities tend to shift as we get older, and we start asking the questions that will shape the next chapter in life, such as: Moving to a retirement community is a big decision that many older adults hesitate to make because they don’t want to give up the freedom they have living at home. However,…

  • Retired Racehorses Live Out Their Lives in Comfort at West Chester Sanctuary

    Retired Racehorses Live Out Their Lives in Comfort at West Chester Sanctuary

    Maui Meadow Farm in West Chester is a safe place for retired racehorses which helps them find new homes while also rehabilitating injured animals, writes Kim Hudson for CBS Philadelphia.  The farm is the place where former racehorses prepare for and get acclimated to life after racing. One such animal is Strong Magic, who recently had to…

  • Founder of Elysium Marketing Group Details Why She Finally Niched Her Agency

    Founder of Elysium Marketing Group Details Why She Finally Niched Her Agency

    Starting a marketing agency is equally as exhilarating as it is nerve-wracking. Throughout the 8.5 years of owning my agency, Elysium Marketing Group, I’ve made it a habit of reading books and articles from the best marketing minds and agency owners. One common theme I had read over and over again was that a marketing agency should…

  • Freedom Village at Brandywine Awards Scholarships to Support

    Freedom Village at Brandywine Awards Scholarships to Support

    Freedom Village at Brandywine recently hosted its 17th annual awards ceremony where 22 Freedom Village employees received college-level scholarships. The ceremony occurred in the Greg Welch Auditorium on the Freedom Village campus in Chester County. Entirely funded and run by the Freedom Village residents, this ceremony is a long-standing tradition for the community to reward…

  • Forbes: Montgomery County Home to One of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms

    Forbes: Montgomery County Home to One of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms

    Forbes has named The Judge Group one of the nation’s Best Temporary Staffing Firms and one of its Best Professional Recruiting Firms. With a headquarters in Wayne and more than 30 locations across the country, The Judge Group specializes in business technology consulting, talent solutions, and learning and development. Forbes’s lists include the top companies…

  • Freedom Village Residents Thespians Perform Musical Western

    Freedom Village Residents Thespians Perform Musical Western

    The resident actors at Village Players at Freedom Village at Brandywine showcased thier theatrical talents April 14 and 15 when they premiered their third musical, Way Out West in a Dress. “Village Players is a fantastic opportunity for residents looking to get involved in our community and for other residents to enjoy the results of…

  • Montgomery Bar Association Advises How to Handle a Major Objection to an Attorney

    Montgomery Bar Association Advises How to Handle a Major Objection to an Attorney

    Hiring an attorney is something akin to finding any other kind of professional service, such as a dentist or veterinarian. Opinions from family, friends, or other clients can help. So can online resources like Super Lawyers, which earned a Forbes recommendation. But even after due diligence, attorney-client relationships can wind up as a mismatch. What…

  • Bryn Mawr Plastic Surgeon Uses Carbon Dioxide to Breathe New Life into Patients’ Faces

    Bryn Mawr Plastic Surgeon Uses Carbon Dioxide to Breathe New Life into Patients’ Faces

    Bryn Mawr plastic surgeon Jason Bloom is using CO2LIFT to help patients look better, as told to Jenn Frederick at FOX 29 Philadelphia. CO2LIFT is a mask that revives skin tone by using carbon dioxide to increase dermal blood flow. “The idea has been around for a while,” Bloom explained. “In the 1930s, doctors used…

  • 2023 Wedding Biz: Lansdale Photographers List Top Montgomery County Spots for Notable Nuptials

    2023 Wedding Biz: Lansdale Photographers List Top Montgomery County Spots for Notable Nuptials

    Professional photographers may have clearer insight into wedding venues than any other nuptial-services provider, having assessed settings, both tony and tacky, for visual appeal. Angela and Drew Willingham, Lansdale, compiled a Montgomery County best wedding venue list on The Willinghams, their website. Their top ten are: More recommendations for area weddings — both in Montgomery…

  • Jenkintown Business Owner Navigates His Way to Alleviating Possible Case of Seller’s Remorse

    Jenkintown Business Owner Navigates His Way to Alleviating Possible Case of Seller’s Remorse

    Entrepreneur Arsen Usayev established his Montgomery County senior care firm in 2008, according to Yahoo Finance. His commercial entity, SarahCare of Jenkintown (part of a franchise), supports family members with elderly relatives or friends in their homes. It supplied in-home services that include: Usayev sold the business in 2018 to a private-equity firm. In the…

  • RKL’s 2022 Regional Transaction Report Highlights M&A Activity in Central Pennsylvania

    RKL’s 2022 Regional Transaction Report Highlights M&A Activity in Central Pennsylvania

    RKL LLP, an advisory firm with an office in Exton, recently released a new report highlighting merger and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout central and southeastern Pennsylvania. The report shows that regional and national M&A activity receded in 2022 following a post-pandemic-driven surge in 2021. Though 2022 saw a decrease in activity, the number of transactions…

  • TLC: Waving Back — Three Wholehearted Ways to Build Connections

    TLC: Waving Back — Three Wholehearted Ways to Build Connections

    Building a connection, a genuine connection is one of the things human beings crave the most — yet the fear of rejection often keeps us from taking the risks necessary to find the connection we long for. Brad Platt’s song “Waving Through the Window” vividly describes this internal conflict: “I’ve learned to slam on the…

  • Green Lawn Fertilizing Puts Down Strategic Roots in North Wales

    Green Lawn Fertilizing Puts Down Strategic Roots in North Wales

    At a Mar. 14 ribbon cutting, Green Lawn Fertilizing opened a new office in North Wales. The new site is designed to speed the service provider’s responses to active markets in Montgomery and Bucks counties. Lawn & Landscape cultivated the details. In remarks made at the opening, Green Lawn Fertilizing President and CEO Matt Jesson…