Do you only service large clients?
Of course not. Our Accounting Services Group, referred to as “Debbie’s Desk,” specializes in supporting small , closely-held business. Our typical clients are sole proprietors or corporations/partnerships with less than 5 shareholders/partners.
Are your fees reasonable?
DLA provides high-value talent at local community rates. Tax preparation varies greatly, but we are competitive with CPA firms and tax preparation franchises alike. Our hourly accounting fees are some of the most aggressive in the area with rates as low as $50 an hour. However, many clients prefer to work with us to create a budgeted weekly, monthly or quarterly amount that creates value for both customer and firm.
Lots of firms claim to provide CFO services, what makes you different?
The principals of DLA have been providing these services since 1996. They are seasoned CFO’s who have led organizations through turnaround, private equity offerings, merger and acquisition, and even bankruptcy. As a firm we are unique because the CFO services that we provide bring not only credentials to the table – CPA, MST, JD, Series 7 & 66 Securities Licensing, Insurance Producer Licensing – but also experience in launching, growing, and leading clients through chaos, growth, and maintenance periods. Many clients have chosen to outsource the function long term to us by using the firm as the Finance Lead of their management team at considerable cost savings vs hiring a full time person.
Will I be “nickel & dimed?”
Please see our section on Our Typical Fees. Our focus is to “value bill.” This means that we view an invoice as a marketing piece – one that surprises a customer, or one that is much larger than expected, is not a good marketing piece. We prefer budgeted fixed fee prices for services that are negotiated to be fair to all involved.
When will I outgrow your firm?
You shouldn’t. Our firm has been designed to support clients from “womb to tomb.” We value price so that our clients can use us to business plan and evaluate business deals; use us to handle accounting and tax services for the growing business, and then expand the support as formal Financial Statements, CFO guidance, Recruiting and Technology services are needed. The value to our clients is that they don’t live through bad support to then move on only to have to educate another firm on their business.
