Hi! I’m Candie!
I have enjoyed more than 25 years supporting business owners from a variety of industries to ditch overwhelm and keep more of the money they make!
I live in the woods of Northern Michigan with my husband Mike and our three dogs, Dozer, Calvin & Chester. I have a deep love for animals, especially dogs (as you may have guessed!).
Since 2009 I have volunteered my time to a local dog and cat rescue and adoption center called AC PAW. Today I am the Program Manager for AC PAW‘s dog rescue program – work I find very rewarding.
I am honored to give of my time and be among the many, many volunteers that keep this amazing organization going.
IF YOU ARE…
Planning to launch a new business!
Just getting started with your new business!
Your business is growing, your plate is full and you wish there were more hours in a day!
I CAN HELP!
ONE ZERO CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE…
THREE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
The basement was dark and dank. Not my idea of a great place to hang for the summer!
It was my junior year of high school and it’s exactly where I spent my summer break; in the drab, dingy basement of the local bank canceling one check after another as they cleared each customer’s account.
Boring. Tedious. Miserable.
Not exactly the ideal job description.
On a hot muggy day in August, my supervisor called me into her office simply stating that it was obvious I didn’t want to be there. I had cleared a $100 check for $100,000 and that one mistake cost me my job.
As bad as I felt about the mistake I’d made, I was thankful to be relieved of my misery.
A year prior, my cousin started his own electrical contracting business and he needed help!
A summer job that began with receptionist and dispatcher-type duties soon turned into a full-time job as assistant to Sandy the head bookkeeper.
Three years later Sandy announced her plans to move out of state and who better to fill her shoes?
CHA-CHA-CHANGES
Life has a way of coming at you hard.
It doesn’t need or want your permission and often changes come without much warning.
1994 was one of those years!
Just two months before my wedding day my mom’s life was cut short at the age of 58 after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer.
Life as I knew it and my view of the world changed dramatically.
SOMEDAY
“Someday I’ll own my own business!” I had been telling myself that for years, and my cousin from day one; telling him not to get too used to me being around…someday I was going to own my own business!
I appreciated the opportunity I had been given to work closely with my cousin in the family business.
I had no clue what that business would be, but I knew it would happen – someday.
The hands-on experience and learning from some of the best and smartest people around provided me with education beyond anything I could have ever imagined.
But (there’s always a but right?) after 11 years, it was time to move on and make my dream of owning my own business a reality; the death of my mom was the catalyst to that dream.
SUNSHINE & BLUE SKIES
In January of 1995, Blue Skies Bookkeeping was born.
Through my relationship with an amazing local accountant, I began connecting with more and more business owners that needed support in their business.
Owning a business can be messy!
Not having the proper systems and processes in place for your type of business is a headache you don’t want!
Not fully grasping the impact that knowing your numbers can have on your day-to-day decisions as a business owner can make for a big mess (not to mention lost revenue)!
Not fully grasping the impact that knowing your numbers can have on your day-to-day decisions as a business owner can make for a big mess (not to mention lost revenue)!
I soon discovered that cleaning up the messiness is what I love most!
I discovered true joy in helping business owners sort through the minutiae of bookkeeping.
I geeked out helping them put the best systems and processes in place for their type of business!
And mostly I found great satisfaction in helping them understand the positive impact that knowing their numbers had on their business decisions….helping them to prosper and grow!
I am so excited and grateful to support you in creating the business of your dreams!
Warmly ~ Candie
Working directly with small business owners like you in all kinds of industries, helping to create a game plan for the day-to-day operations and future of your business is what lights me up!
Today My Back-Office Coach is a culmination of 25 years of being in the trenches with smart business owners like you!
My heartfelt desire is to help you understand your numbers by putting the best systems and processes in place; a system that will help you prosper and grow while kicking overwhelm to the curb!
