Diversified Strategies Business Support Center

Coaching for owners is paired with routine books and tax work at this accounting practice, the support center of Diversified Strategies Financial Services, Inc. located in Virginia Beach. Its everyday work is the financial affairs of small businesses across the Hampton Roads region.

Keeping books in order

Bookkeeping is the foundation: keeping records current, including accounts payable and receivable, so that an owner knows where the business stands. The practice presents this as the part that lets everything else work, since tax figures and plans depend on accurate records.

Tax returns and planning ahead

It prepares returns and also plans ahead, with the aim of reducing worry at filing time and helping a company grow. Older pages describe specialized service for tax preparation and clear explanation during the process.

Support beyond the numbers

What makes this arm distinctive in its own description is the coaching and business support that comes with the accounting. Its pages talk about explaining how to set up a business structure and answering owners' questions thoroughly, so that decisions are informed. It says it understands the particular challenges small business owners face.

Who it works for

The group says it serves more than fifty small businesses in the area, among them nonprofit organizations. Its own words stress clarity, expertise and confidence, and it frames its aim as helping owners grow from strength to strength.

Background

The support center presents its role as dedication to the full range of a client's accounting needs. In practice that means one team can keep the books, prepare the return and talk through business decisions during the year.

The practice cites over fourteen years of service and forty years of combined experience, and publishes articles for owners on subjects such as financial blind spots and when to hire an accountant. These descriptions of service quality are the business's own.

Diversified Strategies Business Support Center is the support arm of Diversified Strategies Financial Services, Inc., an accounting practice in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It looks after the books and tax affairs of small businesses in the Hampton Roads area and pairs that routine work with coaching for owners.

Products and services

• Bookkeeping: keeping records up to date, including accounts payable and receivable.
• Tax preparation and planning: preparing returns and planning ahead for business and personal taxes.
• Business structure setup: advice on forming a business or changing its legal structure.
• Business coaching: guidance built into the service to help owners read their numbers and plan growth.
• Business insurance: offered alongside the accounting work, according to client comments.

Who it serves

Small business owners in Hampton Roads, with client comments also mentioning a nonprofit and individuals using its tax service.

Key facts

• Based in: Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Owner: Linda S. Carrington
• Track record: more than 14 years in service