Author: Eric Kunkel, CPA/ABV/CFF/CGMA, CVA, MBA

The Visionaries – Wealth, inflation, and the financial climate

How are inflation and rising costs of living affecting private clients in your jurisdiction? In the United States, and the State of Oklahoma, inflation and the rising costs of living are having a pronounced impact on private clients, especially entrepreneurs, who represent essentially all our firm’s clients. The nature of these economic pressures is two-fold, […]

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IRG Member Spotlight – Leading from the front: How Eric Kunkel created an award winning business

When Eric Kunkel set up CCK Strategies 25 years ago with his business partners, John Curzon and Terry Cumbey, little did any of them suspect the firm would become one of the top 250 accounting firms in the US – and win prestigious awards for their work to grow exports in the country. But that’s […]

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CCK Strategies, PLLC – Celebrating our anniversary

We are more than a CPA Firm. We are strategic advisors helping you to grow your business. When we talk about being GREAT, it applies to our actions and relationships within CCK as well as with our clients. At CCK, we believe a true “corporate culture” is perpetuated through the complete participation of all. It […]

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John Curzon & Eric Kunkel participates in the IR Global Guide – Crisis Management: Surviving and thriving in a post-pandemic world

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Businesses across the world are undergoing the biggest remote working experiment since Europeans first sailed from their home ports to set up trading posts in Asia 500 years ago. This time around, however, companies are moving colleagues out of their plush city centre locations to set up offices at home. What […]

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Company Formations: A jurisdictional guide to setting up a business

QUESTION ONE – What are the most common structures used when international clients want to form a company in your jurisdiction? Any examples? Foreign companies investing in the U.S. often form either a C cor­poration or a limited liability company (LLC) that elects to be taxed as a C corporation. The corporate structure provides distinct […]

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Eric Kunkel represented CCK Strategies at a number of events this spring

Eric represented CCK Strategies at a number of events this spring. See below for details:  World Trade Day & National Small Business Exporter Summit 2017 in association with NASBITE International March 2017 – SPOKANE, WA – Greater Spokane Inc. partnered with NASBITE International to emphasize the importance of small business exporters during the World Trade […]

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CCK play integral role at the Annual Oklahoma World Trade Conference

On Thursday, April 13th, 2017, the 34th Annual Oklahoma World Trade Conference took place at Oklahoma City University. CCK played an integral role in coordinating details and speaker arrangements. John Curzon attended representing CCK Strategies and the Oklahoma Governor’s International Team, of which John is now Chair, as of February this year. Attached is a […]

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Fall 2016 Highlights with CCK Strategies

Oklahoma Governor’s International Team 2016 Consular Summit October 2016 – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – State and local officials, business leaders and partners of the Oklahoma Governor’s Intentional Team kicked off the 2016 Oklahoma Consular Summit with an October 5th evening reception at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City before meeting early the next morning at […]

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Tulsa CPA firm honored for helping companies excel in global marketplace

By CASEY SMITH World Business Writer |0 comments At this point, the sentiment that the world is becoming smaller and smaller and more and more connected is a cliche, Eric Kunkel said. But according to the CCK Strategies founding partner, that’s because it’s true. “For middle-market companies and smaller companies, the ability to export and engage internationally […]

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‘Heart for the Hungry’ campaign benefits all ages

By Ralph Schaefer TB&LN correspondent  Kids and adults are making the difference in the Heart for the Hungry Campaign for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. The 2016 campaign marks its first anniversary in February and is focused on getting as many corporations and employees as possible involved in feeding hungry people in 24 […]

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Tulsa receives international attention for outstanding sister cities program

By TB&LN Staff [email protected]  TULSA – Tulsa Global Alliance received Sister Cities International’s 2015 Best Overall Program Award Saturday night. The 2015 Sister Cities International Best Overall Program Award recognizes sister city programs that demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in 2014 in advancing the goals and mission of the sister cities movement. Eric Kunkel, partner at Tulsa’s CCK […]

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