TAMPA & ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. — [October 6, 2026] — Embarc Collective welcomes Baker Tilly as its newest Shared Services Partner, providing member companies with access to multidisciplinary accounting, tax, HR, and payroll specialization. Through the program, Embarc Collective founders will have opportunities to engage with Baker Tilly professionals through educational programming, office hours, onboarding, and curated introductions 

Baker Tilly is committing to Embarc Collective’s Shared Services Partner Program to support its venture-backed, high-growth technology companies across a range of needs, including tax planning and compliance, advisory, and assurance needs. Services will include tax planning and compliance, qualified small business stock (QSBS) considerations, outsourced accounting, payroll and HR solutions, financial reporting, and other strategic needs that arise as companies grow. Baker Tilly has an established presence in the Tampa Bay business community, bringing local relationships and market knowledge together with the resources of a coast-to-coast firm and global network. 

“Great companies are built on bold ideas, but turning those ideas into enduring businesses requires the right foundation, perspective, and relationships,” said Kristen Brand, tax principal at Baker Tilly. “That’s what makes the opportunity to work with Embarc Collective and its founder community such a natural fit. We’re excited to bring Baker Tilly’s accounting, tax, and advisory experience to these companies and help founders navigate the opportunities and complexities that come with growth.”

Founded in 2019, Embarc Collective has supported more than 145 startups and 300 founders across Florida through individualized coaching, programming, and connections to experienced operators, investors, and partners. Through Baker Tilly’s participation in the Shared Services Partner Program, the firm will play a key role in new member onboarding and educational programming, host networking events, and participate in curated founder introductions. By increasing member companies’ access to this experience, Embarc Collective is expanding on its mission to serve as an avenue for growth for the companies it supports.

“By connecting Embarc Collective’s community of early-stage, Florida-based tech startups and growth-stage companies with best-in-class service partners well before they would traditionally engage in these services, this program helps founders build investor-ready businesses faster, reduce complexity and strengthen their core business operations, and scale with confidence over time,” said Tim Holcomb, CEO of Embarc Collective.  

Embarc Collective’s member base includes bootstrapped and venture-backed founders as well as pre-seed, seed, and growth-stage companies, each with distinct needs as they grow. Through the Shared Services Partner Program, Baker Tilly will serve as a resource to founders navigating accounting, tax, and other business considerations at different stages of growth, helping companies build the foundation they need to continue growing within Tampa Bay’s technology ecosystem.

About Embarc Collective

Embarc Collective, a 501c3 non-profit, is a central landing zone for the most driven and focused startup builders in Florida, ranked as a top startup support program in the world by UBI Global. Embarc Collective offers vetted, curated live and on-demand coaching and programming, an ever-growing repository of resources and frameworks, and access to a network of corporate customers and investors, all amongst a peer community of 300 founders and cofounders of 145+ Florida-based early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies. Embarc Collective member companies have created 1,400+ high-paying Florida-based tech and tech-enabled jobs, driving more than $100 million annually in economic returns to the state of Florida, and attract more than $100 million annually in seed, venture, and growth equity investment capital, capital that is invested directly into Florida-based companies.

Media Contact

Kathy Osborne

kathy@embarccollective.com 

About Baker Tilly (bakertilly.com)

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 147 territories, with 50,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $6.8 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Nicole Berkeland

Nicole.Berkeland@bakertilly.com