“I was introduced to Lea while working on a Federal grant proposal. Thank God! She is wonderful to work with because of her unique ability to translate dry, complex budget prep/accounting “must do’s” into easy to understand concepts. Just yesterday I was a participant in one of her workshops – it was down to earth, interactive, and interesting. Lea’s focus is altruistic. She’s willing to roll up her sleeves with you, answer and work on your firm-specific questions and solutions – giving you real action steps to take home and apply. I’d recommend her to anyone needing help with bookkeeping and accounting, especially if you’re entering the Federal grant/contract arena. “

Lea’s expertise helped make sure that the “free money” from SBIR funding truly came without too much costs in terms of time, effort, and compliance.  There is no substitute for the experience of a world expert like Lea & we strongly recommend her. “Lea Strickland brought the knowledge and experience we specifically needed for developing our Commercialization Plan for our Phase II SBIR proposal. This included expertise in the SBIR program, government accounting regulations, and in-depth knowledge of finance (budgets, costs, and indirect rates) and commericialization.”

“As a small and responsive high-tech company, Mi-Co’s strategy is to take advantage of government grants and contracts in order to fund R&D initiatives that will keep our technology in the forefront of the industry.  Our success in winning government funding lead us to FOCUS Resources to get a handle on the regulations our business must meet as part of the process of doing business with the US government.  Lea provided concrete, clear, and achievable guidance and advice on a wide range of specific issues such as policies, accounting procedures, and subcontracts.  I feel confident that we now have the procedures in place to meet current requirements, but also have a plan to analyze costs and to increase the profitability of our work with all of our government customers.”

“My company has been a client of Lea’s for just over 20 years now. The breadth and depth of her expertise and experience is remarkable. From advising about SBIR/STTR and other types of Federal contracting to reworking our accounting system for easy and fast government contract accounting to finding the right level of and personnel for our accounting needs to set us up with draft policies & procedures, and keeping us on track so to be ready for DoD contract pre-audits and post audits; to advising on operations and enterprise software; to overseeing project financial management and tracking. Her advice has saved us time and money and helped us avoid common accounting, financial, and legal mistakes. I firmly believe that 15 minutes of her time is worth more than an hour by other, even reputable, service providers in her field. I highly recommend Lea, without reservation. I fully trust her with the “keys to the car,” not just because of her honesty and integrity, but because she will refuse to drive when she doesn’t know the road.”

“Lea is a great creative and strategic thinker and doer on business issues. I have used Lea as a resource on government contracting and other issues and always find her  knowledgeable, helpful, and well-networked. Through her writings and workshops, Lea has made valuable resources available … her clients are lucky to have her on their side. Lea is a great creative and strategic thinker and doer on business issues. I have used Lea as a resource on government contracting and other issues and always find her to be knowledgeable, helpful, and well-networked. Through her writings and workshops, Lea has made valuable resources available … her clients are lucky to have her on their side.”