Delaware Business Magazine - November/December 2023

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S u p e r s ta r s i n B u s i n e s s Wi n n e r

BEYOND THE BALANCE SHEETS

21-60 Employees: Breakwater Accounting + Advisory BY AMANDA SCHIMMEL | PHOTOS BY NICK WALLACE PHOTOGRAPHY

BREAKWATER ACCOUNTING + ADVISORY came to fruition after CEO and Founder Lee Podolsky recognized a gap in the accounting and financial industry. Podolsky found that many business owners were not receiving the level of support and guidance to make well-informed decisions; there was essentially a huge discrepancy between the information provided by accountants and the clients’ understanding of their financial operations. 24

Drawing from her experience as a freelance accountant during her daughters’ early years, Podolsky launched Breakwater in 2014. Offering flexible work opportunities, utilizing technological advancements, and having a unified passion for helping others are all qualities that solidified Breakwater’s position as a 2023 Superstar in Business. As an advisory corporation, Breakwater provides outsourced bookkeeping and controller services for small to midsize businesses, November/December 2023

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Message from the President

2min
page 4

Newsbites

9min
pages 58-60

The Right Balance in AI Governance

3min
page 56

Raising the Bar on Tech in Delaware

4min
pages 54-55

Investing Where We Live and Work

3min
page 52

Generative AI

3min
page 50

Delaware's Entrepreneurial Mindset

4min
page 48

Delaware is a Tech Hub

3min
page 46

The Next Era of Exploration is Here

3min
pages 44-45

How to Build a Thriving Small City

3min
pages 40-41

Embrace Variety

4min
pages 38-39

We Are All Connected to the Housing Crisis

3min
page 36

Continuing to Evolve

5min
pages 34-35

Delaware Voices & Data

4min
page 32

Making Affordable Housing a Priority

3min
page 31

Superstars in Business Winner: Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A.

4min
pages 28-29

Superstars in Business Winner: Breakwater Accounting + Advisory

4min
pages 26-27

Superstars in Business Winner: NERDiT NOW

4min
pages 24-25

Superstars in Business Winner: Children's Beach House

4min
pages 22-23

Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business

3min
pages 20-21

Now is the Time for Tax Relief, Not an Increase

3min
page 15

Funding Success and Equity

3min
page 14

Message from the Chair

3min
page 13

How Delaware Will Benefit from Offshore Wind

3min
page 12

Ambassador Spotlight: Nadir Rasheed

3min
page 11

Diverse Supplier Spotlight: GGA Construction

2min
page 10

Committee Spotlight: Tax & Finance

2min
page 9

Nonprofit Spotlight: American Cancer Society

3min
pages 8-9

Business Spotlight: First Citizens Community Bank

3min
page 7

Legislative Priority: Reflecting on 2023

3min
pages 5-6
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