Charles R. McCann mccann@mccanncpa.com Click for qualifications Chuck McCann is a founding principal of McCann Business Group, LLC. A Kansas City CPA since 1970, he has been deeply involved in the operations of privately-held companies of all sizes and industries.

Assisting small to medium sized companies in the achievement of their short and long-term financial objectives remains Chuck’s primary goal as a private investment banker. He formally represents his clients through the merger, sale, or growth of their business via acquisition or obtaining working capital. These services combined with his management advisory experience as a CPA enable him to provide significant value to the
businesses he serves.

Chuck owns McCann Business Group comprised of McCann CPA firm, launched in 2001, McCann Wealth Management Group and McCann Rupp private investment banking firm. He served as managing partner of Mayer Hoffman McCann, his firm of 23 years, until taking full retirement at age 46 to write, speak, consult and pursue e-business opportunities. His love of helping people meet their business objectives movitated his return to the professional service industry.

Areas of Specialty
Career-long experience in the following areas complements the investment banking services Chuck provides:

• Strategic planning, budgeting, financing arrangements, projections.
• Formation of exit strategies, retirement and succession planning, business transition.
• Tax impact analyses, profit and value enhancement.

Education
Masters of Business Administration, Accounting, Wichita State University. Undergraduate degree, Pittsburg State University.

Associations
Member of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AMAA).

Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants: former president, and MAP Committee (Management of Accounting Practice) chairperson.

Publications and Speaking Engagements
International speaker sought for expertise on owner compensation and exit strategies among other topics. Author, Harvard Should Give MBAs to Paperboys, (over 2500 sold, currently in reprint). Author, “Money Talks or Partners Walk,” October 2000, Journal of Accountancy.