September 28, 2026, Ashburn, VA – The Growth Cooperative announced today that it is incorporating their practice sale services into Ratio Accounting, Inc. of Ashburn, Virginia effective October 1, 2026.
The merger has been in process for all of 2026 and has reached its final stages. “Obviously, Michael is involved in both organizations but we wanted to test the idea of bringing on practices that were not in any shape to sell, working with them for 6 to 12 months and turning them back for a better sale offer,” stated Ryan Bigos, CPA and Partner at Ratio Accounting. “We are referred many practices that don’t understand how to sell their practice and more importantly, how to ready that practice to achieve the greatest sale value.”
Ratio Accounting, Inc. serves many optometric practices in 13 states coast to coast. “We ground our accounting data in eye care experience and that makes all the difference,” stated Michael Pote, CEO of the Growth Cooperative and Partner at Ratio Accounting. “For years we needed to turn practices away from selling at a crucial time in the owner’s career – retirement. Today, with the combined skills of both companies, we can borrow less than a year’s time and have that owner retire in a much better place financially.”
In addition to practice sale readiness, the company serves as accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax preparation service for many practices. In this capacity, the company focuses on top and bottom-line growth using real-time accounting data to drive better decisions. Case studies of a number of eye care practices and their post-Ratio results can be found on their website at www.ratio-accounting.com.
“For most organizations, they look to their accountants a couple of times a year to make sure tax related items are filed correctly,” reported Ryan Bigos. “We speak to our clients several times each week to answer the question, ‘What difference can we make this week?’”
“I originally signed with Ratio expecting great accounting support, but what I received has been far more valuable,” stated Nicole Ardura, OD of the Vienna Eyecare Center in Vienna, Virginia. “The Ratio team have become true partners in my business, contributing not just to our finances, but to the overall success and strategy of our practice.”
Ratio Accounting provides support for unique growth strategies such as doctor and staff recruitment, real estate acquisition, additional office acquisition and new service line launches. “Ratio Accounting is not just an accounting firm; they are far more, and exactly what my practice and I needed,” commented Dr. Jerry Neidigh of Grove Eye Care in Richmond, Virginia. “The communication and collaboration they provide and facilitate across all their services—including accounting, tax advising, practice and business consultation, and strategy—is highly unique. To say it is valuable is a tremendous understatement. There is no better team than Ratio to help your eyecare practice.”