8 Furlong Consulting

8 Furlong Consulting is a consultant in Chapin, SC. The firm provides executive-level expertise to small and mid-sized businesses across Columbia, Lexington, Chapin, and the surrounding Midlands. Services are organized into four primary areas: Accounting, Business Consulting and Coaching, Marketing, and Information Systems and Technology.

The firm offers fractional access to senior-level expertise, including bookkeeping, tax planning, cash flow forecasting, and fractional CFO leadership supervised by a licensed CPA. Their consulting services cover operations, sales processes, exit and succession planning, and executive coaching. Marketing services include strategy, social media, content, and brand design, while technology offerings include website integration, custom software, SEO, and AI and automation. The team consists of six members: Paul LaRosa, the founder and CEO with over two decades of executive experience; Melynda, a CPA licensed in New York and SC who leads financial services; Loren, who handles marketing; John, who manages technology; Canyon, who handles video storytelling; and Donna, who manages bookkeeping. All services are delivered by these employees rather than through subcontractors or outside agencies.

The firm utilizes an approach that focuses on understanding a client's numbers, operations, and goals to prioritize specific problems and implement solutions alongside the client's team. This process, described as the 8 Furlong Approach, involves understanding, prioritizing, solving, measuring, and growing. Clients often start with accounting services to address bookkeeping and cash flow, which then reveals opportunities in operations, marketing, and technology. The firm reports that clients using the full range of services have seen net profit increases ranging up to 500 percent.

8 Furlong Consulting holds a 5.00 rating based on customer reviews. The firm is based in Irmo at 7825 Broad River Rd, Suite 100, and operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The firm provides integrated business solutions for owners in the Columbia and Midlands areas.

The firm is located on Amicks Ferry Rd in Chapin, SC, about 0.3 miles from the Amicks Ferry Fire Station and 0.8 miles from Piney Woods Elementary.

Services:

• Finance & Accounting Consulting
• Marketing Consulting
• Operational Consulting
• Sales Consulting