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Providence Associates: Large Enough for All Your Accounting Needs; Small Enough to Know Your Name
W
hen someone hears “Large enough for all
about the clients and their unique place in the
your accounting needs; small enough to
community. For income tax clients, the managers of
know your name,” they are not hearing an
Providence Associates still enjoy meeting and getting
advertisement for a neighborhood hangout for a postal
to know the clients. This initial meet and greet helps
worker and sassy waitress. The slogan is referring
the staff to determine the client’s ability to qualify for
to Providence Associates, a local accounting firm
certain deductions and/or credits, thus maximizing the
organized by Craig Prus in 2007.
positive results of every income tax filing.
The slogan aptly describes Providence Associates,
Mr. Prus, whose previous employment involved
who believes that great accounting involves a
an accounting background, organized Providence
relationship with each of its clients. When a new
Associates to further his desire to spend less time
client meets with Providence Associates, the
traveling to audit businesses and ministries and more
managers begin with a “get to know you session.”
time near his family while working to serve clients.
The firm uses this first meeting to understand the
After its formation, Providence Associates rented a
church, business, or ministry.
location in downtown Ringgold, Georgia. Eleven years
In addition, the managers of Providence Associates routinely visit new clients’ locations to learn more
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later, the firm purchased property on Lafayette Road near the historic Barnhardt Circle. This district of Fort
