Sunrise over Lake Winnipesaukee with the White Mountains in the distance
Gilford, New Hampshire · The Lakes Region

Fractional CFO & Profitability Advisory for Lakes Region business owners

Trusted advisory, strategic planning, and quiet, thoughtful guidance for New Hampshire entrepreneurs who want more than a tax return. More clarity. More freedom. A business that supports the life you actually want.

Complimentary 1-hour Growth & Profitability Discovery Meeting
Our Philosophy

Your business should support your life. Not consume it.

You didn't start a business to spend every evening worrying about cash flow, taxes, or what number really matters. You started it for the freedom, the independence, the chance to build something that's yours.

Somewhere along the way, the weight of running it can quietly take that away. Our work is to give it back.

Less stress

Quiet the noise of numbers, deadlines, and second-guessing.

More freedom

Build a business that creates room for the life you actually want.

Real clarity

Know your numbers, your runway, and your next right move.

A partner in it

Someone in your corner — not just at tax time.

Quiet morning on a New Hampshire lake
Kandi J. Edson, CPA — founder of Kandi J. Edson, CPA, PLLC in Gilford, New Hampshire
Gilford, NH · Founder & CPA
Meet Kandi

Advisor. Coach. Strategist. Sounding board.

I fell in love with accounting at fourteen — the way the numbers told a real, human story about how a business was actually doing. That love took me to the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, and then through years inside regional and local CPA firms.

In 2013, I started my own firm here in the Lakes Region. What I kept seeing was this: business owners didn't need another tax return. They needed someone who would sit at the table with them, look at the whole picture, and help them make better decisions — with less stress, fewer mistakes, and a clearer path forward.

That's the work I love. Helping New Hampshire owners reach their goals faster — and actually enjoy the business they built along the way.

20+
Years guiding NH owners
2013
Founded her firm
Gilford, NH
Based in
The Difference

More than a CPA.A strategic partner.

Most accountants report the numbers after the year is over. We help you use them — while there's still time to change the outcome.

Cash Flow Planning

Know what's coming, what's leaving, and what's actually yours to keep.

Profit Improvement

Find the levers that move the number that matters most.

Budgeting & Forecasting

A real plan — not a spreadsheet you'll never open again.

Tax Strategy

Decisions made in May, not surprises delivered in April.

Business Planning

Where you're going, why it matters, and the path to get there.

Decision Support

Someone to think out loud with — before you make the big call.

Overlook view of the New Hampshire mountains in early autumn
Growth & Profitability Advisory Sessions

A complimentary hour to look at your business — together.

Business owners — ask about our complimentary one-hour Discovery Meeting to discuss our Growth and Profitability Advisory Sessions for your business and quality of life.

No pitch. No paperwork. Just an honest conversation about where you are, where you want to go, and whether we're the right fit to help you get there.

In one hour, we'll cover
  • What's actually working in your business right now
  • Where profit is leaking — and how to plug it
  • The three numbers worth watching every week
  • What a great year would look like for you personally
  • Whether ongoing advisory is the right next step
Advisory-First

Part-Time CFO & Strategic Planning

The services that have always created the most value for our clients — and the heart of how we work today. Tax preparation is part of what we do. Helping you build the business is why we're here.

New Hampshire forest trail in summer
Part-Time CFO Services

Senior financial leadership without the full-time hire. Monthly rhythm. Real strategy.

Strategic Planning

A working plan for the next twelve months — and the next five years.

Professional Coaching

A trusted thinking partner for the decisions only the owner can make.

Succession Planning

Build a business that can survive — and reward — the day you step back.

Profitability Improvement

Diagnose the leaks. Re-engineer the margins. Keep more of what you make.

Tax & Compliance

Quietly excellent in the background, where every great firm should be.

The Experience

What working with Kandi feels like.

Personal. Responsive. Thoughtful. Collaborative. Proactive. A relationship — not a transaction.

01
Discovery Meeting

An honest, no-pressure hour. We listen. You ask anything. We see if we're the right fit.

02
Advisory Conversations

Real, ongoing conversations about your business, your numbers, and your next decision.

03
Business & Tax Planning

A working plan that flexes with the year. Tax strategy built in — not bolted on in April.

04
Ongoing Partnership

Responsive. Proactive. Relationship-driven. The kind of partner you'd want for years, not seasons.

Life In The Lakes Region

The place that shapes how we do this work.

Hiking the trails around Gunstock. E-bike rides through back roads. Mornings on Winnipesaukee. Visiting family. Growing zinnias. Leading the Women's group at church. The same things we want for the owners we work with — a business that leaves room for the rest of life.

On Lake Winnipesaukee
On Lake Winnipesaukee
Autumn in the Lakes Region
Autumn in the Lakes Region
Growing zinnias
Growing zinnias
Main-street community
Main-street community
In Their Words

From New Hampshire business owners we work with.

"Kandi is the first person I call before any big decision. She doesn't just look at the numbers — she understands what we're trying to build."
Owner · Hospitality, Meredith NH
"We stopped dreading tax season the year we started working with her. The plan is in place all year long. April is just a formality now."
Owner · Construction, Laconia NH
"She helped us look at our business as a vehicle for the life we wanted — not the other way around. That changed everything."
Owner · Professional Services, Wolfeboro NH
Business Owners

Ask about our complimentary one-hour Discovery Meeting — for your business, and your quality of life.

Reserve your Discovery Meeting
Lake Winnipesaukee at golden hour
From the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee

You built the business.Let's build the life around it.

If you own a business in New Hampshire and want someone who genuinely cares about your success — not just your return — let's talk.