Ten Tax and Accounting Professionals Each Receive Up to $20,000 Grants to Expand Their Businesses and Help Communities

One plans to bring new services to a low-income Hispanic community. Another wants to revitalize a small town devastated by a tornado. A third plans to offer new job training to the unemployed. Yet another wants to assist those on the verge of financial disaster.

These are just a few examples of how the 10 winners of Intuit Inc.’s (Nasdaq:INTU) Power to Get More Done Stimulus Grant winners plan to use their $20,000 prizes to expand their businesses and better serve their communities.

The winners were among 700 who participated in the Intuit initiative, created to help accounting professionals succeed in uncertain economic times. Each winner receives $10,000 in cash and up to $10,000 in Intuit products and services to make their dreams of growing their businesses come true. They include:

• Rebecca Bambarger, a tax professional servicing the equine industry, from Chino Hills, Calif.
• Robert Beninger, owner of B&J Business Solutions, Inc. in Cocoa, Fla.
• Aliyah T. Bonaparte, owner of Pyramid Accounting Solutions, Inc., in Philadelphia.
• John W. Davis, co-owner of Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs, in Williston, Vt.
• Gerri Harrison, owner of Gerri Harrison Financial Services, Johnson City, N.Y.
• Reynaldo Lozano, owner of Superior Tax Service, in Greeley, Colo.
• Randall Kelly, co-owner of Randy Kelly Accounting, in Lewis, Kan.
• Amy Mezo, a certified public accountant, in Jonesboro, Ill.
• Susan Schutz, co-owner of Apis Business Solutions, LLC, in Glendale, Colo.
• Marybea Varvel, owner of House of Numbers, in Camino, Calif.

Helping Accountants Help Communities

“I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to be a winner of Intuit's Stimulus Grant competition,” said Varvel, who will use her grant to design services and resources that help struggling homeowners and small businesses.