Watkins Uiberall, PLLC to Participate in Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council Breakfast

Memphis, TN—The Memphis Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Small Business Council Breakfast on the morning of Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The event will include guest speakers Bill Appling, President of Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group, LLC, and Jason Whaley, CPA, Member at Watkins Uiberall, PLLC, Certified Public Accountants.

The topic of the breakfast seminar is Healthcare Reform 101: How the historic bill impacts the healthcare industry, your business and your wallet. The Chamber is hosting the event from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn Memphis East, located at 5795 Poplar Avenue in Memphis. The cost to attend the seminar is $25 for Chamber members and $35 for prospective members. For more information or to register, please contact the Ericka Milford at Memphis Chamber of Commerce at 901.543.3518 or emilford@memphischamber.com.

“Since the healthcare reform bill was signed into law in March of this year, there has been a lot of uncertainty and confusion among both individuals and businesses,” stated Appling. “Our goal through this seminar is to provide an overview of the legislation in a manner that can be easily interpreted and give people a better understanding of how the bill is going to affect them personally, professionally and financially.”

In addition to Appling and Whaley, also presenting will be Calvin Anderson, Vice President of Federal & State Relations at BlueCross BlueShield.

Appling joined Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group in 2008. In his role as President, he is responsible for managing, facilitating and coordinating all physician and hospital organization consulting engagements. Appling works closely with members of Watkins Uiberall’s healthcare consulting team to solve key management and organizational issues for clients so they may achieve increased operational efficiencies.

Whaley has been with Watkins Uiberall since 2002 and joined the member group in 2009. In his role, he provides comprehensive tax preparation, planning and consulting services to the firm’s clients. Whaley works with a variety of clients including corporations, S corporations, partnerships, estates, trusts and individuals.

Watkins Uiberall has been providing reputable accounting and business consulting services in the Mid-South since 1971. As one of the largest locally-owned certified public accounting firms in Memphis, the firm employs over 60 individuals including 9 partners and 40 professionals. Through its affiliated companies, Plan Administration Consulting, LLC and Watkins Uiberall Healthcare Consulting Group, LLC, the firm goes beyond the traditional services of tax accounting and auditing by offering clients extended services such as retirement plan administration and healthcare-focused business advisory and consulting services. For more information on the firm, please visit www.wucpas.com.