David Wilke, CPA; MBA   David Wilke has spent his over thirteen-year certified public accounting career assisting small businesses.  He concentrates on income tax planning, business planning and consulting services including software selection, entity selection and retirement plans.  He assists many small businesses and start-up businesses in obtaining financing, writing business plans and developing exit strategies.  Beginning with 2 clients, David has grown his client base to over 1000 in the past several years.    David's activities include writing articles, presenting seminars, real estate investing and volunteering consulting services.  He is extremely interested in working with small businesses to assist them in every way.    Recognition & Affiliations   David appears every Saturday morning from 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. on the radio for his "Ask the Accountant" segment on WPTT 1360 am on The American Entrepreneur Show.  In addition, David has been recognized by various organizations for his accounting work, such as his nomination for Entrepreneur of the year for 2003 and the 1997 Small Business Administration's Accountant Advocate of the year.  This SBA award symbolized an individual who uses his professional expertise or personal talents to further the understanding and awareness of small business.  Wilke and Associates, LLP was recognized in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in Pittsburgh.  Wilke and Associates has grown from two employees in 1998 to fourteen employees in 2003.   David is a regular speaker at many events for small business owners and entrepreneurs, such as, SBA seminars and seminars for, Duquesne University's Small Business Development Center and the IRS.  David is a regular instructor for SCORE and ACRE of Pittsburgh, and was previously an instructor at Duff's Business Institute.   David is a member of the International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs, Pennsylvania Institute of CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's .   To continue educating small business owners and entrepreneurs, David has authored articles on how to write an effective business plan and helped to develop curriculum and instructional materials for State of Pennsylvania Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) in 1997 and 1999.  The SEAP helps persons on unemployment achieve their business ownership dreams.  David has been recognized as a contributing professional in two business books, and has been published in the SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Newsletter.   Education   MBA, Duquesne University, 1990 - Masters in Business Administration.   BSBA, Duquesne University, 1989 - Concentration in Accounting and Finance.