Anders + Summit Merger Story
The great thing about family is that it keeps growing. I think the merger with Summit is going to be onward and upward, allowing for expansion that neither firm could reach on its own. I think everybody on both sides of the merger is on board and recognizes that this partnership fosters growth—enabling us to offer even more services to our clients and on a larger scale. The accounting industry has changed so much. Technology has changed drastically as well, which enabled Summit to become a fully distributed firm. Nobody could have fathomed the extent of that change in 1965; there wasn’t even internet back then. We were handwriting tax returns and pecking at typewriters. But now, the entire Summit platform is virtual. The technological change I’ve seen in my career is incredible, and it’s only going to get more advanced, enabling growth and advances nobody could have imagined 40 years ago.
I’m almost 85-years-old, and I still come into the office every day. That’s all I’ve ever done, and I love it. But whenever I do decide to officially retire, I want the culture that we’ve created to continue. One of the founding principles of Anders, which is still practiced today, is to instill a sense of family in the firm in the way staff members treat one another and in the way they treat clients. We have created a family-type atmosphere, which I think attributes to much of the success of the firm. That will be my legacy. I once heard someone say that there are two ways to get to the top of an oak tree. Sit on an acorn and wait or climb the tree. I hope that some of the initiatives we have instilled over the years will help Anders + Summit climb the tree. From here, it’s only onward and upward.
Robert Minkler, Sr. Founding Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors
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