Padgett Business Services recently returned from Maui, HI where The Padgett's International Convention was held. Padgett's corporate headquarters in Athens, GA organizes the annual convention for Padgett Business Services franchise owners across the US & Canada. Each year the convention presents an opportunity to provide training, introduce new products or technologies, set organizational goals, and recognize and celebrate the achievements of top franchise owners. In addition, this year Padgett celebrated its 40th anniversary. In 1965, Walter Padgett started Padgett Business Services to provide small business owners with the expertise they needed to manage their tax and financial issues. Decades later, small business owners still rely on Padgett . he company now has thousands of clients across all industries, and hundreds of local owner-operated offices. "Celebrating 40 years of success comes once in a lifetime," Steve Rafsky, Padgett CEO. "All of the franchise owners and corporate staff play an integral part in the company's success, so it was rewarding to reflect together on our achievements in Hawaii. Although we've certainly adapted to the changing business world, the system and services that Padgett was founded upon are still the strength behind what we do for small business owners." Padgett Business Services has provided financial reporting and tax consulting services to independent business owners since 1966, and has been ranked among the leading business services franchises by several national magazines for many years. Padgett appears consistently in Accounting Today's "Top 100 Firms," and Entrepreneur Magazine has included the company in the "Best Franchises to Start" rankings for 19 consecutive years. Padgett has corporate headquarters located in Athens, Georgia, Toronto, and Montreal, Canada.