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Blue & Co., LLC Announces New Partnership With Vsimple

CARMEL, Ind. (May 5, 2022) – Blue & Co., LLC is excited to announce our new partnership with Vsimple, a workflow management software company based in New Albany, IN.  Blue & Co and Vsimple will be working closely together to address the workflow and process improvement challenges of manufacturers throughout the Midwest.

“At Blue & Co., we greatly appreciate innovative partners like Vsimple who have similar business values and are exceptionally customer-experience driven,” said Brad Shaw, Managing Director at Blue & Co., LLC. “Our manufacturing clients see tremendous value in data workflow management services and this partnership will allow us to leverage Vsimple’s resources to better serve those needs.”

The Vsimple platform was designed to help companies and their employees grow their manufacturing businesses through tailored workflows, communication and collaboration, automation, document management and key business insights – all in one platform.

“Trust and relationship building are at the foundation of what we do. We are extremely excited about our partnership with Blue & Co said Vsimple CEO Buddy Bockweg. “While it is rare to find a partnership between an accounting firm and a tech firm, we found immediate value in our partnership. Both of our organizations are passionate about customer success, the future of work and are very aligned in our business values.”

This affiliation will allow Blue & Co. to stay ahead of trends in the manufacturing field, allowing us to serve the whole of our clients’ needs.

“The benefits of this partnership are incredibly exciting,” said Patrick Brown, Principal and Chair of the Manufacturing Industry Practice at Blue & Co. “Over the last few years, our manufacturing clients have been looking for new solutions to address their ongoing problems and challenges with workflow data. Our Vsimple partnership will allow us to be able to provide new data and operational solutions to these clients.”

About Blue and Co.

Blue & Co., LLC is an independent accounting and advisory firm with more than 400 people in 10 offices across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. With more than 50 years of experience, Blue & Co.’s public accounting expertise includes the practice areas of assurance, cybersecurity and data management, tax compliance and consulting, healthcare consulting, benefit plan services, pharmacy benefits consulting, valuation and litigation support, and business services. Its industry specializations include healthcare, construction, nonprofit, manufacturing & distribution, technology, financial services organizations, and agribusiness.

For more information, please visit blueandco.com.

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