please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2014 this article does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message gbq partners llc type limited liability company industry professional services founded columbus ohio u.s. 1953 headquarters columbus ohio u.s. key people darci congrove managing director services audit tax consulting number of employees 100 april 2009 website www.gbq.com gbq partners llc is a professional services firm . founded in 1953 gbq has grown organically and through acquisition to over 100 associates making it the largest columbus owned accounting firm . history edit founded in 1953 gbq has grown organically and through acquisition to become the largest independent accounting and consulting firm in central ohio . in 1953 morris w. groner founded the firm . later jack boyle and ron quillin became partners and groner boyle & quillin was formed . in 1990 groner boyle and quillin moved to the brewery district near columbus historic german village . gbq has grown to be the largest independent accounting and consulting firm in central ohio with over 100 associates including 13 partners . in 1996 the last of the named partners ron quillin retired . wade kozich assumed the responsibilities of managing director at that time and served for 14 years leading the firm through a period of significant growth and market expansion . in 1996 gbq became an independent member of the bdo seidman alliance . bdo is one of the largest accounting and consulting organizations in the world . bdo seidman serves clients through more than 160 locations in its us network and exploits the global resources of over 500 member firms in 95 countries . informally known around town as gbq the firm officially changed its name to gbq partners llc in 1999 . in 2008 the firm moved to 230 west street in the arena district of columbus oh . in 2008 gbq purchased the business valuation division of goelzer investment management in indianapolis in and opened a second office . gbq s clients are primarily closely held businesses in the central ohio middle market though the firm serves clients that range in size from start up companies to those with more than 1 billion in revenue . key industries served include manufacturing distribution construction real estate service and nonprofit organizations . gbq service lines include traditional assurance and tax services as well as business valuations forensic accounting and expert witness testimony bankruptcy and turnaround consulting state & local tax consulting profit enhancement and management consulting it risk management and a variety of consulting services for physician practices and healthcare companies . external links edit gbq partners llc main site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gbq partners & oldid 625722922 categories accounting firms of the united statescompanies based in the columbus ohio metropolitan areahidden categories orphaned articles from september 2014all orphaned articlesarticles lacking sources from july 2009all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 september 2014 at 21 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view