Specializing in Small Business & 

Start-up Businesses 

Bernard Shapiro CPA-MBA specializing in assisting start-up and small businesses reach their maximum potential and achieve success.

Business needs a competitive edge, experienced thinking, and creative problem solving. A sounding board to help you develop your ideas. False starts can be avoided. Roadblocks can be anticipated. Most CPAs work in the past. Tax returns and some tax planning are useful if you are making money and maximizing your potential. I have been in public accounting and in industry as the VP Finance of both small and medium size companies. I have made the decisions in real time just as you are doing every day. My experience in public and private accounting working with a variety of businesses of all types is available to you.

Waiting for the preverbal “end of the year” is too late.

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Waiting for the preverbal “end of the year” is too late. Half of all businesses fail within the first 5 years. What is important to you now? Your Success! As a start up, small or medium size business my pragmatic approach is to focus on and identify that which is the “Key”. The key to a realistic perspective of creating value, to identifying unique strengths, to focusing on the drivers of growth and value, to an integrated approach to long-term goals, to building a business that you are proud to say “Yes, this is my business”. I am offering a collaborative approach to success - to your success!

Let’s pose some questions about the probability of prosperity for your business. What do you do better than anyone else? What do clients / customers see as your strength? What makes them stay with you? How about your greatest concerns? What is your greatest time waster? What are some immediate and some long-term obstacles? And what or where are your greatest opportunities? Do you address factors that are beyond your control? What is your accountant doing for you today? Finally, who am I?

Bernard Shapiro graduated from New York University’s Stern School of business and received a Masters of Finance degree from Pace University. After working for Pricewaterhouse for several years and as a Chief Financial Officer for both a national company and medium size companies he went into practice for himself. His area of expertise is with small business owners, showing them ways to save money on their taxes, and how to realize their personal, financial, and business goals. He has a broad range of experience working with many professions and industries ranging from medical Practitoners, retailers, and manufacturers to marketing and public relations firms, service companies and Internet retailers. Bernard takes a total approach to accounting. He does not just record and report what has happened last month, last quarter or last year. He looks at the total picture and plans for the success and growth of his clients. 

It is a jungle out there.

This picture I took of a snow leopard symbolizes how one must adapt to today’s changing environment. In the first 10 minutes of my Free consultation you will understand why I started this welcome letter with what Start-Up, Small Business plus Bernard Shapiro CPA/MBA means to you; Your chance for success.