I saw a news article recently about two relatively new accounting firms embroiled in a battle over rights to the name Arthur Andersen. Both pale in comparison to the original firm, who’s unfortunate demise changed many things about doing business in this millennium.
I owe my plunge into entrepreneurship nearly 20 years ago to Arthur Andersen.
Arthur Andersen is to this day, in my estimation, the greatest Public Accounting Firm that ever existed. I attended a multi-day seminar on Entrepreneurship that they hosted for clients in the late 1990’s. Among the more notable speakers at the seminar were Jeffrey Bleustien, the CEO of Harley Davidson and Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame Running Back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Read More
