Corning accounting firm certified as service-disabled vet-owned business

New York Office of General Services (OGS) Acting Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a Corning accounting firm has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB).

The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Morgan Kemp Accounting, LLC, which provides accounting, bookkeeping, and financial services. 

The firm is owned by Morgan Kemp, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps for four years after graduating from Corning-Painted Post High School, according to her website. She received her associate degree in business administration from Corning Community College in 2014, bachelor’s degree in accounting from Elmira College in 2016, and her MBA in accounting from Alfred University in 2017.

Morgan Kemp Accounting, was among seven newly certified businesses announced by OGS on Dec. 1. The DSDVBD was created by New York State government in 2014 through enactment of the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act. As of Dec. 23, a total of 924 businesses were certified in the state.

For a business to receive certification, one or more service-disabled veterans — with a service-connected disability rating of 10 percent or more from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or from the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs for National Guard veterans) — must own at least 51 percent of the business. Other criteria include: the business must be independently owned and operated and have a significant business presence in New York, it must have conducted business for at least one year prior to the application date, and it must qualify as a small business under the New York State program. Several more requirements also need to be met. 

Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the name of the OGS leader.