Built for women who build Michigan.
Simply Balanced Accountants
Simply Balanced Accountants · Lansing, Michigan
You've been running this business.
It's time to finally see it clearly.
Year-round tax advisory built for women co-owning contractor businesses in Michigan. No more guessing. No more April surprises. Just clarity.
Built for women who build Michigan.
Sound Familiar?
QuickBooks says you're profitable. But you're still not sure where you actually stand.
"You don't need to work harder. You need to see clearly."
- Tax season catches you off guard even when the books are current
- You can't say with confidence whether your last big job made money
- You make decisions based on the bank balance, not real numbers
- You have someone who does your taxes — but you don't call them with questions
Advisory Packages
Three tiers. One clear path forward.
Every Simply Balanced package includes Business Advisory, your Business Tax Return, and Personal Tax Planning — bundled. No à la carte.
Foundation
Grow
Advisory, accounting, and tax planning for businesses building momentum. Year-round support without the complexity.
From $525 / month
Scaling
Build
Deeper advisory with more touchpoints as your revenue and team grow. Proactive planning built into every quarter.
From $775 / month
Flagship
Simply Balanced CFO
Full financial leadership. Starts with the Five-Pillar CFO Assessment. Quarterly reassessments. Direct access to Leslea.
From $1,500 / month
The Who Shift
The question isn't how do I figure this out.
It's who do I figure this out with.
You'd bring in a lawyer before signing a major contract. You hire specialists for the field. Your finances deserve the same treatment — not because you can't handle it, but because the cost of carrying it alone keeps going up.
You've earned a "who." Most women running contractor businesses are long overdue for one.
The Simply Balanced Approach
This is where we do our best work — women in the trades. We know your books.
Simply Balanced isn't a general accounting firm. We work specifically with women who co-own and operate contractor businesses — HVAC, plumbing, electrical, construction — across Michigan.
We don't just file returns and wait for your call. We stay close enough to your business that we see things coming before they become problems.
- 25+ years experience in accounting and tax advisory
- Year-round proactive tax strategy — not just April
- Someone you can call before you make the decision, not after
- Michigan-based. Trades-specific. Built for you.
— Leslea Burnett-Little, EA
Founder · Simply Balanced Accountants · Holt, Michigan
Not Ready to Book Yet?
Start here. It's free and it takes 10 minutes.
This guide was written for women running contractor businesses who already know something feels off — but haven't been able to name it yet.
Inside: why the numbers look fine but you don't feel fine, what QuickBooks can't tell you, and a 5-question self-assessment to see exactly where you stand.
Financial Clarity Session
60 minutes.
Finally see exactly where you stand.
Not a sales call. Not a pitch. A working session — we look at your actual numbers together and you leave with real answers.
- Your real financial position — not just what the books say
- Job-level gaps and what they're costing you
- Your actual tax exposure right now
- A defined next step — written down
Applied toward your first month if you move forward. Spots are limited.