Significant experiences of the Uniremington Accounting Office as an enterpreneurial dynamizing factor in Medellín Colombia

Abstract

The Accounting Office of the Corporación Universitaria Remington, affiliated with the Faculty of Accounting Sciences, has established itself as a benchmark for university social responsibility and social outreach in Medellín during its more than ten years of operation. Since its founding, it has significantly contributed to the business dynamism of the region by providing accounting, financial, and tax advisory services to users from various business sectors, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This article presents the progress in designing a management model for the service provision of the Uniremington Accounting Office, aiming to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of its processes, as well as to measure the results and impacts generated in
its operational structure. The study was based on theoretical references such as Expósito and González (2017), Jara (1994), among others. The methodology employed corresponds to a qualitative approach with a descriptive scope, using a non-experimental, transactional, field, and bibliographic design. Data collection instruments included semistructured interviews and systematic bibliographic review. The results demonstrate that the clinic has positioned itself as a model of best practices in university social responsibility, aligned with international accounting education standards and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is concluded that the trajectory and accumulated experience of the Uniremington Accounting Office have not only strengthened the comprehensive training of Public Accounting students but have also contributed to the socioeconomic development of its areas of influence. Furthermore, the importance of accounting offices as spaces for interaction among academia, the productive sector, and the State is highlighted, in line with the triple helix theory and the guidelines of Agreement 02 of the National Council of Higher Education.