Profile: Jerry Biggs ; Accountant Goes Beyond Number-Crunching
Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › July 13, 2005
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Jerry Biggs is not a typical accountant. He doesn't live for the numbers and sees himself as more of an entrepreneur than a number cruncher.
The 49-year-old chief executive of BiggsKofford PC has helped structure major land purchases, negotiate complex settlements between federal agencies and his developer clients, and sort out conflicting rules for the state's fledgling casino industry.See the full content of this document
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Profile: Jerry Biggs ; Accountant Goes Beyond Number-Crunching
"My job is to identify risk and keep you on the field. Most accountants want to play in the middle of the field," Biggs said, using a football analogy. "We will run along the sidelines, but don't ask us to go out of bounds. The client should dictate where you play."
Biggs' entrepreneurial philosophy is reflected in the accounting firm he leads, which is set up as a corpora- tion with stockholders, a chie...See the full content of this document
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