Empower Consulting

What Empower Consulting does

Empower Consulting is a privately held, founder-owned outsourced bookkeeping and financial consulting firm headquartered at 2140 E Southlake Blvd, Suite L257, Southlake, Texas. Founded in 2014 by Justin Spicer — a former consulting engineer, executive pastor, and nonprofit board member — the firm serves small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and churches across the United States from a six-person team (one President, one Firm Administrator, and four bookkeepers). As of the latest available data, the firm is reported to serve over 175 clients nationwide.

The firm's service portfolio centers on recurring monthly bookkeeping, with payroll processing (including specialized ministerial payroll for churches with housing allowances), fractional CFO services (financial analysis, budgeting, cashflow forecasting, and audit liaison), consulting (workflow evaluation, system assessments, and CPA coordination), and QuickBooks Online setup and cleanup. The underlying technology stack is a curated set of cloud SaaS platforms: QuickBooks Online is the primary ledger, with Bill.com for accounts payable, ShareFile for paperless document management, and Expensify, Divvy, or Ramp for expense and card management. All four bookkeepers hold Intuit-issued QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certifications, which the firm uses as a quality and credibility signal.

Go-to-market is primarily direct and founder-led: Justin Spicer personally conducts free 30-minute discovery calls, supported by a website with service-specific pages (churches, nonprofits, small businesses, medical practices), Calendly scheduling, a free lead-magnet resource, and word-of-mouth referrals within the church and nonprofit communities. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; engagements appear to be recurring monthly subscriptions. The firm is a designated Veteran-Owned Business and a Certified QuickBooks Online Solution Provider, and explicitly states that it is not a CPA firm.

Name

Empower Consulting

Legal name

Empower Consulting

Website

https://empowerconsulting.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Empower Consulting is a Southlake, TX-based outsourced bookkeeping and financial consulting firm serving 175+ small businesses, nonprofits, and churches nationwide. Founded in 2014, its 6-person team delivers cloud-based bookkeeping, payroll, and fractional CFO services using QuickBooks Online and certified ProAdvisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Southlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Outsourced Bookkeeping Services: Monthly bookkeeping services including QuickBooks management, bank/credit card transaction processing, accounts payable, payroll processing, month-end close, financial reporting, and bank reconciliations.
2. Payroll Processing Services: Full-service payroll including tax payment, filing, direct deposit, and compliance. Works with third-party payroll providers. Includes specialized ministerial payroll for churches with housing allowances and minister's taxation.
3. Fractional CFO Services: Financial analysis, budgeting, cashflow management, and forecasting for growing organizations.
4. Consulting Services: Financial systems assessment, workflow evaluation, software implementation, and CPA liaison services. Includes prior year cleanup and system assessments.
5. QuickBooks Online Setup and Cleanup: Setup for new organizations and cleanup/optimization services for existing organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Empower Consulting provides outsourced monthly bookkeeping, payroll processing, and financial consulting services to small businesses, non-profit organizations, and churches. Service delivery centers on QuickBooks Online and a cloud-based tool stack (Bill.com, ShareFile, Expensify/Divvy, Ramp) and is staffed entirely by certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors. Offerings include fractional CFO services, QBO setup/cleanup, and CPA-audit liaison work.

Product overview

Empower Consulting is an outsourced bookkeeping and financial consulting firm offering a unified service portfolio centered on QuickBooks Online. The core offering is Bookkeeping Services supplemented by Payroll Services, with Fractional CFO Services, Consulting Services, and QuickBooks Online Setup & Cleanup available as add-on offerings. All services are delivered through cloud-based tools with certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors providing dedicated, industry-specific support for churches, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bookkeeping Services Monthly recurring outsourced bookkeeping service including QuickBooks Online management, bank/credit card transaction processing, accounts payable, payroll processing, month-end close, financial reporting, and bank reconciliations. Delivered with precision using secure cloud-based tools for complete financial visibility; clients receive unlimited access to a dedicated bookkeeper.
• Payroll Services Full-service payroll processing including direct deposit, tax payment and filing, compliance with government regulations, and administrative oversight. Coordinates with third-party payroll providers. For church and nonprofit clients, includes specialized ministerial payroll handling, housing allowances, and minister taxation expertise.
• Fractional CFO Services Fractional Chief Financial Officer service providing financial analysis, budgeting, cashflow management, forecasting, dashboards, and audit liaison support. Geared toward growing churches, non-profits, and small businesses seeking strategic financial guidance beyond traditional bookkeeping.
• Consulting Services Financial systems assessment and consulting covering workflow evaluation, accountable reimbursement plans, chart of accounts review, software implementation, system assessments, paperless record keeping, best-practice alignment, and prior year cleanup. Coordinates with CPAs during tax and audit season.
• QuickBooks Online Setup & Cleanup QuickBooks Online setup for new organizations and cleanup or optimization services for existing organizations. Delivered by certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors to maximize QBO functionality for client organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Close to 200 clients served through the years; currently serving 175+ clients

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• QuickBooks Online (Intuit)coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary platform for all client bookkeeping services. All bookkeepers are QuickBooks Online ProAdvisors certified through Intuit. The firm maximizes QBO functionality for client organizations.
• Bill.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud-based bill pay service integrated into the firm's bookkeeping process for nonprofit clients. Handles accounts payable management.
• ShareFilecoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure file sharing and document management platform used for paperless document storage for client organizations.
• CalendlyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScheduling platform used for booking discovery calls and consultation appointments with prospective clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Anders CPAs + Advisors: Anders is a regional accounting and advisory firm serving nonprofits, closely held businesses, and other clients. As a broader incumbent it competes with Empower on nonprofit bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory engagements.

Direct peers

• Bench: Bench offers online bookkeeping services with a dedicated bookkeeper model, combining human service with proprietary software. It directly competes with Empower for SMB outsourced bookkeeping customers, though Empower is more vertically specialized.
• Ignite Spot Accounting: Ignite Spot offers outsourced bookkeeping, controller, and CFO services to small businesses using cloud-based platforms. It directly competes with Empower for outsourced bookkeeping customers, particularly SMBs.
• Propelled Solutions: Propelled Solutions provides fractional CFO, bookkeeping, and financial management services specifically to nonprofit organizations. It is a direct vertical competitor focused on the same nonprofit client segment Empower serves.
• Botkeeper: Botkeeper provides automated bookkeeping supported by human accountants, targeting small businesses with technology-driven accounting. It represents the AI/automation side of the same market Empower serves with human-led service.
• TGG Accounting: TGG Accounting specializes in outsourced bookkeeping and CFO services for nonprofit organizations. It is one of the closest vertical-aligned competitors to Empower's nonprofit book of business.
• Pilot: Pilot provides outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services to small businesses and startups. Like Empower, it delivers recurring monthly bookkeeping with dedicated bookkeepers, though at a larger scale and with more technology-driven workflows.
• 1-800Accountant: 1-800Accountant provides outsourced bookkeeping, tax, and accounting services to small businesses. It overlaps with Empower's core bookkeeping and advisory services, though at much larger scale and broader SMB focus.
• CFO Strategies: CFO Strategies provides fractional CFO and bookkeeping services to small and mid-sized businesses and nonprofits. It directly overlaps with Empower's fractional CFO offering and competes for the same advisory upsell wallet.

Regional players

• Whitley Penn: Whitley Penn is a Texas-based full-service accounting and advisory firm with a strong nonprofit and religious organizations practice. Like Empower, it serves DFW-based churches and nonprofits but at a significantly larger firm scale with CPA services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmpowerConsultg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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