Small Business Alternatives

Small Business Alternatives is an accountant in Erie, PA. The firm serves small business owners in Northwestern Pennsylvania with bookkeeping, financial planning, payroll, and tax services. Its work spans QuickBooks support, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual sales tax filing, and personal, partnership, corporate, and not-for-profit tax return preparation. Payroll is processed on weekly, bi-weekly, and bi-monthly schedules. The firm holds a rating of 4.70.

The firm was founded on August 23, 1992, by Lisa R. Maas, who continues to serve as President. Its professional accounting staff brings experience across professional and service businesses, retail and wholesale trade, manufacturing, tool and die, trucking, and warehousing, and also performs accounting and auditing for nonprofit organizations. The team works with clients throughout the year rather than only during tax season, providing ongoing guidance through continued training, research, and experience. Services are built around a personalized, realistic approach to setting financial objectives for each small business, with the stated aim of taking the mystery out of reaching financial goals. The office accepts electronic payments and operates with normal business hours of 9am to 4pm Monday through Thursday, closed Friday through Sunday, with extended hours during tax season from February 1 through April 15.

The office sits on West 8th Street in the Erie Manor neighborhood, near Cascade Creek and within a short distance of UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics.

Small Business Alternatives has served small business owners in the tri-state region since 1992, offering year-round accounting and financial guidance tailored to the realities of running a small business in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Services:

• Financial planning
• Payroll processing
• Small business bookkeeping
• Tax accounting services