Portrait of Luisa K. Alberto

A better way to run your solo service business

Know your numbers, rely on systems that actually work, and stop carrying your business on your own.

For more than twenty years, I've worked in operations and finance—inside growing companies and alongside solo founders. I've seen how often talented service providers struggle not because they lack skill or discipline, but because they’re missing solid business foundations.

I believe the essentials of a healthy business can be systematic: clean financials, consistent operations, reliable support.

That's why I build productized, flat-fee services. Because clarity and consistency create the freedom we launch our businesses for in the first place.

When bookkeeping, tax, and operational support are established systems in your business - maintained by reliable experts - they become steady investments instead of moving targets. You feel more consistency and predictability while the boring, essential work gets done well and efficiently.

I invite you to join my weekly email series, and learn about my financial services and operations agencies, membership community and 1:1 consulting offers.

My mission is simple:

Help service providers build businesses that feel grounded, sustainable, and support a fulfilling self-employed life.

Financial
Clarity

Business
Systems

Community
Support

1:1
Guidance

Join the Self-Employment Built to Last Weekly Email Series

Start here to get clear on your numbers, put the right systems in place, and get the support you need to run your business like the thoughtful pro you are

You didn’t start your business to become a full-time bookkeeper, operations manager, sales and marketing department of one.

You just want to know where you stand financially, have systems that actually work, connect with people who get it, and get expert help when you need it.

If your business feels like it only works because you’re constantly holding it together, you’re not alone.

This is where things shift.

This is the support ecosystem you’ve been looking for, built around real people, practical systems, and the foundations that actually make a solo service business sustainable.

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Built for Growth Stage Solo Service Businesses

If you're a consultant, coach, creative, fractional leader, or service provider generating real revenue without a team, your needs are specific.

You need:

Tax-ready books you trust
Systems that reduce your cognitive load
Community of thoughtful business owners
Experienced guidance when you're stuck

I've spent two decades navigating the tension between ambition and sustainability, freedom and responsibility. Every service offering below exists to solve those tensions in structured, practical ways.

Choose where to start based on what your business needs most right now.

01 — Clarity with your money

People First Finance

Clean bookkeeping. Clear reporting. Proactive tax support. Flat monthly pricing.

Designed for service businesses ready to move from guessing to confident financial decision making.

People First Finance

02 — Systems that support you

People First Foundations

Done-for-you operational management for solo service providers who want consistency without hiring a team.

Inbox systems. Calendar structure. Marketing and sales foundations that run without constant oversight.

Kindredly

03 — Community that has your back

Kindredly

A community for service business owners who want connection beyond surface networking.

In person gatherings and virtual collaboration spaces designed for thoughtful, values driven growth.

Coaching with Luisa

04 — Guidance when you’re stuck

1:1 Consulting with Luisa

For founders navigating growth, restructuring, or complex financial and operational decisions.

Strategic partnership from someone who has built, scaled, and advised ambitious business owners for over two decades.

Limited availability.

You don’t have to build alone. The right support changes everything.