As the accounting field gets more and more competitive, firms are increasingly pressured to do more—whether that means making themselves more accessible to clients, offering new services, or finding other differentiators to help them stand out. That’s why we started the Woodard®️ Top 50 Client Accounting Services Practice Awards to honor firms representing hardworking businesses whose teams have demonstrated world-class care and performance.
Today we want to spotlight KEM Business Solutions, an Orlando-based firm that truly strives to be more than just accountants and bookkeepers for its clients—the team provides true partnerships, offering whatever they can to raise the bar for themselves and the organizations they support.
The company provides a wealth of training and information resources to help its clients run their businesses. In addition to accounting and bookkeeping services, it offers QuickBooks training services, strategic advisory, a regularly updated blog, and a resource center on its website.
KEM even strives to give back to its community, supporting local charitable organizations like The Sharing Center, the Orlando Center for Justice, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Wayne Densch Children’s Advocacy Center.
Since KEM Business Solutions was founded in 2013 by Elizabeth Ortiz & Karen Wisdo, its team has grown to six dedicated employees. Although Wisdo retired in 2021, Ortiz has continued as the sole owner.
Ortiz reflected on winning the award two years in a row, saying that it “is truly a testament to the hard work and dedication the team puts in—not just in completing the books and advising clients, but in the behind-the-scenes work of sourcing the right software, right bank, right payroll.”
The winners of this award were announced at the annual Scaling New Heights® conference in 2023. Joe Woodard, founder and CEO of Woodard®️, emphasized the importance of adapting to the profession's significant disruptions and innovating and paving new pathways to support and transform business clients. With its innovative approach and commitment to clients, KEM Business Solutions has done just that.
The Woodard®️ Top 50 Client Accounting Services Practice Awards‘ rigorous evaluation process involves an expert panel of external consultants and Woodard's own team of bookkeeping and practice coaches, ensuring that the award truly recognizes the industry's top-tier performers.
As we celebrate KEM Business Solutions’s accomplishments, we look forward to seeing what unique innovations this firm brings to the industry in the future.
Learn more about their commitment to clients, innovative approach to supporting businesses, and hardworking team here.