Jonathan Porter with McGowan, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C. to Present at Top Five for Small Business Series
GREATER DES MOINES, IA — The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the next presenter in its Small Business Resources “Top Five for Small Business” series. Jonathan Porter, CPA with McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C., will present on the “Top Five Ideas You Wish Your Accountant Would Have Told You.” The Top Five series features presentations to inform, educate and inspire business owners in Greater Des Moines (DSM). The events focus on a variety of timely topics that affect business owners and managers including legal, human resources, information technology, marketing, accounting and other pressing issues.
The series will take place once a month throughout the rest of 2017 at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St., Ste. 100. Porter’s presentation is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 27.
Doesn’t everyone hate getting into a situation that could have been avoided? It doesn’t matter if a company is new or one that has been around for 10 years, the more knowledge it has, the better prepared its leaders will be. This presentation will cover accounting and tax topics that attendees will be thankful to know about if they ever happen.
Porter is currently a Manager at McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C. in the Business Advisory and Tax Services department. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree and a Master of Accounting degree in May 2011. Porter’s area of expertise is in small business accounting and taxation, along with consulting clients on their processes, procedures and technology solutions within their business.
Porter is a member of the AICPA, CPAmerica International and the ISCPA. Porter is also a past graduate of the Kansas Society of CPAs “20 up to 40” Leadership Program.
The event is $15 to attend, which includes lunch, or $10 to watch via simulcast. Click here to register.
About the Greater Des Moines Partnership
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic and community development organization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa. Together with 23 Affiliate Chambers of Commerce, more than 6,100 Regional Business Members and more than 330 Investors, The Partnership drives economic growth with one voice, one mission and as one region. Through innovation, strategic planning and global collaboration, The Partnership grows opportunity, helps create jobs and promotes DSM as the best place to build a business, a career and a future. Learn more at DSMpartnership.com.