

Managing Partners
Christy Phillips – Founder, Small Business Accounting Practice & Managing Partner
Christy Phillips is the founder of the firm’s small business accounting practice and managing partner of the parent consulting and advisory company. With nearly three decades of hands-on experience, including CFO roles, she specializes in financial management strategy, business formation, and tax compliance, helping entrepreneurs and enterprisers understand their 'numbers' without feeling overwhelmed. As part of this long-standing advisory team for more than 20 years, Christy works closely with Chris and the broader team to combine financial strategies and insights with operational workflows, collaboratively developing financial roadmaps that are tailored to each client’s individual style and business objectives, designed to guard profits, produce tangible improvements to cash-flow, and build equity for demonstrating credit worthiness.
Chris Newington – Founder, Managing Partner & Business Strategist
Chris Newington is a founding partner of this long-standing advisory team that has worked together for more than 20 years. He brings nearly three decades of advisory experience, including senior corporate leadership and COO-level roles, with expertise in designing workflows that operate efficiently to produce and retain profits while maintaining respectful consideration to agency compliance, and navigating legal affairs. Known for a pragmatic, straightforward approach, Chris focuses on developing professionals, designing systems, and improving processes for efficiency and profitability. Working closely with Christy and the rest of the advisory team, he turns financial and operational insights into practical strategies that respect each client’s leadership while delivering measurable and lasting results.
Industry Experience
Small Business Accounting proudly partners with a wide range of companies in the following industries:
