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Olsen Thielen & Co. Ltd. is proud to be celebrating our 95th anniversary year.  The firm was founded in 1921 on the belief that personal attention, trust, and quality service were the key elements to helping our clients succeed. 
Olsen Thielen is pleased to announce that Adam Hennen, CPA, has been elected Principal, effective September 1, 2016.
We are pleased to announce that Andrea Addo was elected Principal of the firm, effective September 1, 2016.
Tom retired from Olsen Thielen as a Principal and shareholder on September 1, 2016, after a long and distinguished career.
As the owner of a small or closely-held business you likely consider your enterprise to be your life’s work. It is an area you have poured tremendous time, energy, and money into to build an important portion of the legacy you will leave behind.
Reports of security breaches occur on a daily basis, and no company wants to see their name in the headlines as a result.  Are you prepared in the event that it happens to you?  A security plan will help to mitigate some of the risks and protect your assets, and
It’s no secret that a major key to success for nonprofit organizations lies with the strength of its volunteer board of directors.  Board engagement is a practice that many nonprofit entities both strive for and struggle to maintain.
We see many organizations requesting SOC reports from their business partners due to a corporate compliance mandate. It appears to be a default company request even though the business relationship may not fit the purpose and scope of a SOC report.
Olsen Thielen was founded on the belief that personal attention, trusted advice, and quality service are the key elements to helping our clients succeed. Time and again, business owners and individuals have taken Olsen Thielen professionals into their confidence – to gain insight on business challenges beyond just tax returns
Would you buy a new car if the only vehicle on the market was a BMW? How often would you go out to eat if the only menu item available was filet mignon? 
If you are a not-for-profit organization you may be wondering what is the big deal surrounding data security?  Aren’t data breaches confined to the big companies like Target, Home Depot, and Sony?  Why would our mission-oriented not-for-profit that helps others be a target of an attack? The reason not-for-profits are
It can be easy for us to put off key estate planning issues but often waiting until an unforeseen event like a family death or sickness can prove too late. Estate planning helps to preserve the assets you worked hard to accumulate during your life and make sure they go
A trust can help you pass wealth efficiently and privately to your heirs. Perhaps the most powerful way to use a trust is to ensure that your heirs have timely access to your assets. When you transfer your assets to your beneficiaries through a Will, your estate is settled through
There are ten fundamental information security practices that should be followed in every organization: Think Right, Get Help, Get Involved, Lead, Plan, Set Goals, Measure, Seek, Encourage and Prepare. Some of these things you can delegate to others, and some of these thing you can’t. As CEO you need to
Every day there are tens of thousands of new threats created, and most of them will be delivered to your employees in the form of an innocent looking email, a shared file, or an infected website. A simple click of their mouse will invite it in to your network. So
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