This year Deluxe Corporation marks a significant milestone – its 100th anniversary. In 1915, W.R. Hotchkiss invented a product that changed banking, the checkbook. With this big idea and plenty of dedication he took out a $300 loan and founded Deluxe Corporation. Many know Deluxe for its strong legacy as a check and printed products company; however, it has grown alongside its customers, providing new solutions and innovations to meet their changing and diverse needs. From the first checkbook to the iconic red check box to today’s e-checks and remote deposit capture, Deluxe has been a strong and trusted partner helping financial institutions grow for 100 years.

Through its experience working with financial institutions, banks and credit unions, Deluxe learned what made small businesses tick. Deluxe’s products and services expanded and evolved from personalized printed products to logo design, web services, email marketing, printed products, apparel and search engine marketing, providing the most innovative marketing solutions to help small business owners thrive and live their passion.

To celebrate its centennial celebration, over this past year Deluxe has chronicled the incredible passion and dedication that goes into being a small business owner with the campaign, the Small Business Revolution. The Small Business Revolution features stories of 100 small businesses from across America, 12 of them told through mini-documentaries and 88 of them told through photo essays. The campaign showcases the passion, expertise and uniqueness of small business owners. The campaign culminates with a 25-minute documentary that captures the history, importance and current state of small business in America. You can follow the companies being highlighted in the Small Business Revolution by visiting smallbusinessrevolution.org and through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

The merger is part of Summers, Spencer & Company’s plan to expand services, diversify geographically and continue to grow in size and services.

“Joining our teams facilitates growth for both of our firms. We are committed to retaining our valued reputation as having the expertise of a national firm and the responsiveness of a local firm,” Gary R. Summers, CPA, of Summers, Spencer & Company, P.A. said in a statement.

Leon Logan, CPA, P.A. provides accounting, tax and business consulting services to closely held businesses in a variety of industries, as well as to high-net worth individuals throughout Kansas and Missouri. Logan and his staff will continue to serve clients from the Summers, Spencer & Company office in Lenexa, while acquiring the Summers, Spencer & Company brand.

“We are excited to join Summers, Spencer & Company, a firm we have known for many years, and with whom we have partnered to provide special services to our clients. They are creative, people-oriented professionals,” says Logan, CEO of Leon Logan, CPA, P.A. “Our firms share a common philosophy when it comes to the delivery of client service and a common vision towards future success and growth. We will integrate our technical resources and accomplishments, which will allow for continued delivery of exceptional service to our clients.”
The combined firm employs 49 people with offices in Lenexa, Topeka, Lawrence and Meriden, Kansas.