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P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S B E S T O F B U S I N E S S
BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM
Bollus Lynch, LLP Certified
Public Accountants &
Consultants
Worcester
Bolluslynch.com
Top executive: Managing Partner Michael
Bollus
Founded: 1989
Employees: 31
Bollus Lynch offers full and professional
accounting, audit, and tax services to
clients from a number of industries, including construction, manufacturing, nonprofits,
higher education, life sciences, technology, and retail.
Notable runners-up: Stowe & Degon, S&G LLP n
BEST FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT
McLaren & Associates CPAs, PC*
Shrewsbury
dmclarenCPA.com
Top executive: David McLaren, founder
and managing partner
Founded: 2015
Employees: 17
McLaren & Associates seeks to gain and
maintain trust by saving clients money
and providing them justice. As a certified
B Corp., the firm stayed up to date on
the CARES Act throughout the COVID
pandemic to help businesses survive the
economic challenges.
Notable runner-up: Aaron T. White, CPA n
BEST FINANCIAL PLANNING/INVESTMENT SERVICES FIRM
Provo Wealth Management Group*
Shrewsbury
ProvoWealth.com
Top executive: President & CEO Christopher Provo
Founded: 1992
Employees: 7
Provo Wealth Management Group expanded
the ways it communicates with clients in 2022.
Maintaining an intimate connection with clients
as a small firm remains a priority, which goes
hand-in-hand with furthering the goals of
transparency and accountability.
Notable runners-up: Fidelity Investments, Bartholomew & Co., Inc. n
BEST BANK
UniBank*
Whitinsville
UniBank.com
Top executives: CEO Michael Welch,
President Christopher Foley, Executive
Vice President Justine DeNorscia
Founded: 1870
Employees: 265
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David McLaren
Provo business partners
Joseph Bakaysa (left)
and Pedro Silva
UniBank's headquarters in Whitinsville
