Marketing veteran launches bookkeeping business

Courtesy Enable Bookkeeping LLC

Neil Frost's Enable Bookkeeping got its start this week.

A Springfield marketing industry veteran is going into business for himself with the launch of a new bookkeeping firm.

Neil Frost said he started Enable Bookkeeping LLC on July 22.

"It's bookkeeping services for small businesses," said Frost, who is certified as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. "With my marketing background, I can make their invoices look good. I can help them with inventory management."

A member of Springfield Business Journal's 2014 class of Men of the Year, Frost's career in marketing has included work at Noble, CoxHealth and Mercy, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Frost said his switch to bookkeeping and his own business came after he was let go from The Whitlock Co., where he worked for two and a half years as marketing director.

"I'm going to be turning 60 in October of this year. I spent about 10 months in the job market," he said. "I decided to make a change and ... do something on my own. I did some research and came across bookkeeping as an option."

Enable Bookkeeping has a goal of five to seven clients in its first year, said Frost, declining to disclose startup costs. He said services can be provided virtually or in person.

"The value add is at the end of the month for each of my clients, I'll have some comprehensive financial reporting," Frost said. "I'll get with each client and go over their books and discuss with them any thoughts and concerns that they have and look at different ways to help improve their profits."