Now owned by Generac
We have been with Pika Energy since they were making products in the basement of the President/Co-Founder’s home. They had about eight employees when we first started working with them, now they have almost 50 and are growing fast! We helped to navigate them through their acquisition by Generac, and developed accounting processes along the way to manage the constantly changing business model and product offerings. We have continued to provide services after the acquisition, acting as their accounting department.
www.pika-energy.com

From Bill Hetzel ~ COO of Pika Energy

Paula and the Brainstorm team helped Pika Energy scale from a basement start-up to a multi-million dollar subsidiary of Generac. They built our bookkeeping processes over 7 years to meet the needs of the company, our Board and investors, and ultimately our acquirers. Brainstorm was always the right size for us, seamlessly adding skilled resources to our account as needed. Brainstorm helped us develop a disciplined month-end closing process, building a checklist and document retention infrastructure that met the needs of due diligence and investor reporting. They worked hand in hand with our Certified Public Accountants to ensure compliance and clean annual reviews. I would recommend Paula and Brainstorm to any company that is looking for a partner to keep their books professionally while they focus on growing their business.

Everything Less Matters
Brainstorm has been with Hyperlite since there were only seven employees in a 4,000sf space. They now have over ninety employees and occupy about 20,000sf! All of their manufacturing is done on location at North Dam Mill in Biddeford, Maine. The mill is a fun place to visit and Hyperlite is a local entrepreneurial venture that we are very proud to support. We act as their accounting department, and are in the process of working with them through accounting system change to an ERP system.
www.hyperlitemountaingear.com

Welcome to the Neighborhood
Bath Brewing Company is a community-driven brew pub situated on the banks of the Kennebec River in downtown Bath, Maine. We have been with them since they started in early 2018. Their restaurant was part of a development project which we also managed alongside another client, Windward Development. After a strong start as a restaurant, they are now brewing their own beer. We are working with them to set up processes for ongoing management of the brewery, and all the new complexities inherent to that industry.
www.bathbrewing.com

Sweets from Scratch
Two Fat Cats is a New England bakery committed to the honesty and legacy of scratch baking. Brainstorm has been with them since May of 2018. We have helped them develop better bookkeeping processes along the way, improving the “view” of their business as they span two locations across two towns.
www.twofatcatsbakery.com

From Stacy Begin ~ Owner of Two Fat Cats Bakery

“In 2018, Two Fat Cats Bakery opened a second location and it quickly became clear that our accounting practices were too archaic and labor intensive to accommodate our growth.  That’s when we started working with Brainstorm.  Paula and her staff helped us to set up new systems and utilize technology which cut down on the manual entry of data we were doing each day.  The time saved allowed us to spend more time managing our bottom line and understanding our numbers. That, in turn, increased our profitability.  Brainstorm was a crucial element in our transition to a higher and better level of financial management.”