From Dreams to Dominating: How One Bookkeeper’s Birthday Became a Celebration of Wins

Barb Fisher smiling proudly beside the Profit First Professionals Firm of the Year 2025 award for Fisher Bookkeeping, celebrating leadership and success.

A Year of Growth, Freedom, and Financial Clarity for Small Business Owners

Today is special at Fisher Bookkeeping – not just because it’s Halloween, but because today is Barb Fisher’s birthday. And if you know Barb, you know she’s probably working anyway (we’ve learned that about her). But it’s the perfect moment to pause and reflect on what this year has meant for our small business community.

The Journey That Led Here

When Barb started Fisher Bookkeeping, she had one mission: to take the financial chaos off the shoulders of business owners like you. She saw it happening over and over – brilliant entrepreneurs drowning in spreadsheets, unable to see their true profit, paralyzed by numbers that seemed to multiply instead of make sense.

Sound familiar?

Here’s what Barb understood that changed everything: You can’t grow what you can’t see. And you certainly can’t enjoy your business if you’re terrified to look at your bank account.

A Year of Recognition and Real Impact

This year, something amazing happened. Fisher Bookkeeping was recognized as Profit First Professionals Firm of the Year – but here’s what that really means.

It doesn’t mean we have the fanciest office or the most followers on Facebook and Instagram (though we’re working on that). It means our clients are experiencing real freedom. We’re seeing them:

  • Make confident business decisions because they finally understand their numbers
  • Take home actual profit instead of hoping something’s left at the end of the month
  • Sleep better knowing their books are not just handled—they’re optimized
  • Scale their businesses without scaling their stress

That recognition is about every client who trusted us, every business that breathed easier, and every entrepreneur who got their hat back.

Barb Fisher smiling proudly beside the Profit First Professionals Firm of the Year 2025 award for Fisher Bookkeeping, celebrating leadership and success.

What We’re Really Celebrating Today

On Barb’s birthday, we’re celebrating:

The small business owners who said “yes” to clarity instead of chaos. Who decided their financial freedom was worth the investment.

The team that shows up every single day to make sure our clients aren’t just surviving – they’re thriving.

The belief that running a business shouldn’t mean sacrificing your peace of mind.

Your Numbers. Your Freedom. Your Future.

If you’ve been thinking about getting your books in order or if you’ve been struggling with the financial side of your business, Barb’s birthday wish for you is simple: don’t wait for next year to feel different.

Your financial clarity isn’t a luxury. It’s the foundation that everything else builds on.

Whether you’re a funded startup ready to scale or a solo entrepreneur ready to finally see your profit, Fisher Bookkeeping is here to take that heavy hat off your head. We’ll handle your bookkeeping and CFO services so you can get back to doing what you do best – running your business.

Happy birthday, Barb! Thank you for giving so many business owners the gift of financial freedom.

And to our clients and friends out there: Here’s to a year of clarity, growth, and actually enjoying what you built.


Fisher Bookkeeping serves small businesses with up to 100 employees, creating customized plans that adapt as your business grows. Let’s talk about your financial freedom.

About the Author Barb Fisher

Barb is the CEO of Fisher Bookkeeping, an outsourced bookkeeping consultancy that provides small businesses with a full-service financial department. Her favorite aspect of work is to break down the accounting to meaningful bits, so entrepreneurs can make a powerful difference in their own business. She's also a power lifter (squat: 215, DL: 270).

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