Economic forecast 2020: Accounting

Company: Gail Markham started out as a tax and accounting company with her as its sole practitioner 40 years ago. The firm, back then, provided typical services one would expect from a CPA firm. Today, it has expanded greatly with 48 employees in two office locations — Naples and Fort Myers — and its services now include much more than just tax preparation and bookkeeping. The firm offers business, medical, dental and nonprofit consulting; litigation support; forensic accounting; family mediation; IT support; and more. Tami Cindrich, who became a partner in 2017 and has been with the company for 21 years, says the firm has been growing an average of 10% annually for the past several years. It did $6.26 million in revenue in 2018.