As the year winds down, it's easy to get caught up in the festivities and end-of-year rush. But now is a critical time to prepare for the new year and set yourself up for success. Here are four essential end-of-year tips to help you hit the ground running in 2025.

By narrowing your offerings, you give your clients a choice. You show them the potential in working with you. You demonstrate your value and worth by sharing higher level support than they may need in the moment. You eliminate scope creep. You provide options. You pave a path for success with differing levels of support for your clients.

A big thanks to BlogHer and Dreamers & Doers® for featuring this article and including me among fantastic female business owners who’ve mastered the pricing game. If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur looking for inspiration, check out the article for gems and wisdom from those who’ve successfully scaled their businesses.

1. Start with Your Expenses. Begin by calculating your business expenses. Include everything necessary to run your business and pay yourself a salary.

2. Include Owner’s Compensation/Salary. Your pricing should account for your own compensation. After all, you’re building a business to support yourself as well.

3. Set Your Bottom Line as Your Baseline. If you base your pricing on your bottom line, you’re starting from a place of reality. This method removes the guesswork and aligns your pricing with your financial needs.

Grow in alignment with your values, goals, and lifestyle. Scale, but do so sustainably and profitably—so you can actually enjoy your life as you build your business. Start small, stay focused and lean, and let your growth be organic and true to your personal and professional vision.

If your goal this year is to double or even quintuple your revenue, I’m here to support that too! Just make sure your growth strategy aligns with what truly matters to you and supports your long-term vision.

Let’s make sure your business growth doesn’t come at the expense of your happiness and well-being.

At Le Chéile, we believe that mastering your finances should lead to greater peace of mind and a more fulfilling entrepreneurial journey. Let us help you turn financial clarity into business success and personal satisfaction.

At Le Chéile, we are deeply passionate about supporting those who need it most: women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. You are not alone. If money, finances, or the business side of things has you feeling sick, guilt-ridden, or lacking confidence—let’s chat.

Like many entrepreneurs, my journey started with a layoff. Five years ago to the day, I left my corporate job, feeling completely lost and unsure of what was next.

At Le Chéile, we are deeply passionate about supporting those who need it most: women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. You are not alone. If money, finances, or the business side of things has you feeling sick, guilt-ridden, or lacking confidence—let’s chat.

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At Le Chéile, most of what we do is rooted in profitability and finance. But here’s the thing—finance touches every part of a business. And while the numbers are data-driven, they’re also deeply emotional.

For our creative clients, we custom-build visual and easy-to-use P&L and forecasting tools that give them a clear picture of their financial health. But we don’t stop at the numbers. We use those insights to tell a story about the business—one that shapes decisions and helps founders feel more aligned and empowered.

Your bookkeeper is providing you with a monthly report but...is it telling you a story? Is it giving you actionable insights? Are you able to leverage the information strategically?

When you're truly in alignment with your clients' needs, focusing on serving them rather than just your own bottom line, magic happens. Sometimes, deep down, you might even know that a partnership isn’t working. Perhaps the value you’re providing isn’t what they need anymore, or maybe the energy just isn’t right.

Underserved founders are building businesses so successful that their husbands are leaving their corporate jobs to work for them.

I speak with more than 20 founders and business owners each month—some are clients, some are networking calls, and others are potential partnerships in the making. These conversations give me a unique vantage point, allowing me to spot not only market trends but also to understand how people are doing on a human level.

And recently, there's a recurring theme in many of these talks. Founders, particularly women from underserved communities, are telling me that they are bringing their husbands into their businesses. Not to run the business—they’ll still lead and steer the ship—but their husbands are leaving corporate careers to work for them in some capacity.

Last May, Ashley Rector came to me with a big, audacious goal: she wanted to scale her company, Quimby Digital, to seven figures within the year. We had less than eight months to make it happen.