Optimize Success with Business Acquisition & Startup Consulting

When You Have an Experienced Startup Consultant or Business Evaluation Partner on Your Side, You Can Expect a More Efficient Transition

Business Acquisition—Made Easier with Gift CPAs

Are you looking for more than accounting experts? Do you need a CPA who’s also experienced as a business acquisition advisor? When you need a seasoned professional to guide you through a merger or acquisition and give you advice to put you on the path to success and growth, Gift CPAs has what you need.

We’ve helped countless business owners expand their profitable businesses by purchasing other businesses to expand their current holdings or dive into a different industry. We’ll help you understand your options and the financial implications of your choices so you can stand on solid economic ground.


It all starts with answers to some important questions, including:

  • Should I acquire another company?
  • Should I retain any of the acquired business?
  • Can I afford this acquisition?
  • What is the best way to obtain financing?
  • Should I change the entity structure?

And after those questions are answered, it’s time for a complete business evaluation. We’ll help you:

  • Analyze the purchase price to ensure the deal is fair and manageable.
  • Establish a relationship with the right financial institution to obtain financing.
  • Complete the required paperwork for various taxing agencies.
  • Evaluate required capital expenditures.
  • Conduct due diligence (licenses and permits, zoning requirements, environmental concerns).
  • Work with your other trusted advisors to help you make financially sound strategic decisions.

Frequently Asked Business Acquisition Questions

There are lots of questions surrounding a business acquisition. Here are answers to a few of them. Be sure to contact us to ask your own questions or schedule a consultation.

Hiring the proper consultants to guide you through a business acquisition is important to your business’s expansion and growth. These consultants can include an accountant, attorney, and wealth manager.

It’s vital to examine the buying price to ensure that the offer is fair and manageable. Your accountant can assist you in deciding whether or not you can afford a purchase.

Your business’s legal structure determines your tax rates and implications. Running this by your accountant to choose the correct structure can influence your business down the line.

When all of that is covered, you can feel confident in expanding your business on sound financial footing. Schedule a consultation with a business acquisition professional today in the Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, Ephrata, Myerstown, or Lancaster area.

Don’t go into any deal blind! Let Gift CPAs’ business acquisition experts conduct a business evaluation and assist you every step of the way.

Startup Consulting—a Solid Foundation with Gift CPAs

When you partner with a high-level accountant who knows the ins and outs of startup operations, and how to make yours a success, the road to profitability will be easier to travel.

At Gift CPAs, we know that effective small business accounting starts at the very beginning—at startup time. We’re not just small business accounting experts, we’re startup experts, too.

We’ve helped many small business owners turn their passions into profitable businesses, so if you’re looking to build a business from the ground up, we highly recommend using a CPA as your advisor.


Gift CPAs will help you understand the financial options and implications of starting a new small business. We’ll help you answer questions like:

  • Should I start my own business?
  • Can I afford this business?
  • How should I structure the purchase? What is the best way to obtain financing?
  • What is the best entity structure – sole proprietor? Partnership? Corporation? Non-profit?

After those questions are answered, your startup consultant will work with you in these areas:

  • Business Structure Selection
  • Financial Planning
  • Tax Compliance
  • Accounting Systems
  • Financial Analysis
  • Fundraising Support
  • Cost-Reduction Strategies
  • Risk Management
  • Regulations & Compliance
  • Business Expansion
  • Profit Maximization
  • Advisory Services

You can start your business on sound financial footing when you employ the services of a Gift CPAs startup consultant. It all starts when you book a meeting.

Frequently Asked Startup Consulting Questions

When you’re starting a new business, there’s no shortage of questions. We’ll answer a few of the most commonly asked ones here, and then you’re encouraged to contact our office for more information.

Both bookkeeping and accounting are essential to every business’s success, but requirements for startups can be even more involved. Consult with a CPA to see what you’ll need.

Accounting provides startups with a clear picture of their anticipated level of success. A solid accounting system is crucial to startups since they must keep accurate records of all their financial transactions for tax and legal purposes.

Our team will work closely with you to help make your startup a success. Let’s schedule a consultation to get started.

At Gift CPAs, business evaluations and startup consultations are just two of the areas where our accountants and other staff excel. We also offer:

The bookkeeping or accounting services you need are just a call or message away. Let us help you to cultivate success—starting today!