Take bookings, get paid, and keep clean books. Set up once, and set up right.
I set up the back office for Chicago appointment businesses. Your booking page, your payments, and your books connect into one system. You own every account.
The Checkup is a free 30-minute call. You get your top 3 fixes in writing within 1 business day.
One sale, start to finish
- Client books onlinePicks a time and pays a deposit booked
- Payment goes throughCard or bank, in your name paid
- Payout lands in the bankYour business account only deposited
- Books stay currentBank feed sorts the sale for you recorded
No copy and paste. No shoebox. A monthly close that takes about 1 hour.
Chicago businesses that run on appointments
You are good at your work. The admin around it takes your evenings. I help owners with 1 to 10 people who book clients, take payments, and want books they can trust.
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Salons and barbers
Bookings, deposits, and tips that match what lands in the bank.
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Studios and trainers
Class packs, memberships, and recurring payments that reconcile.
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Tutors and coaches
Session booking, invoices, and simple ways to pay online.
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Trades and home services
Quotes, deposits, and invoices in one place instead of in texts.
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New LLCs
Domain, email, payments, and books set up right from day one.
Most back offices are a chain with missing links
The website takes a booking. The payment goes somewhere else. The money lands in a personal account. The books are a shoebox. Nobody connects the steps, so the owner does it by hand at midnight.
- 01Bookings live in DMs and texts
Clients message at all hours. Times get double-booked. No-shows cost you money.
- 02Payments land in many places
Cash, Venmo, Zelle, and card all go to different accounts. Some go to a personal account.
- 03The books are months behind
You do not know your real profit. Tax season becomes a scramble for your preparer.
- 04Nobody knows who owns what
A former helper set up the domain. A login lives on an old phone. One lost password can lock you out.
Before and after comparison of a back office
Before Tangled tools
Six tools that do not talk to each other. You are the glue.
- You copy numbers from one app to the next by hand
- Business and personal money mix in one account
- Logins sit with whoever set each tool up
After One connected flow
Each step feeds the next. You check the result once a month.
- Each sale flows from booking to books without retyping
- Business money stays in the business account
- You hold the top role in every tool
Fixed prices. Clear scope. No hourly surprises.
Start with the free Checkup. I then name the one package that fits, with its fixed price. You never pay for a package you do not need.
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Start here
Back Office Checkup
Free
30-minute call
We look at your booking, payments, and books. You get your top 3 fixes in writing.
Book the Checkup -
Audit and plan
Back Office Tune-up
$450
7 days
A full map of your accounts and money flow, with a 90-day plan. The fee counts toward any package you book within 30 days.
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Get online
Launch Kit
$2,400
3 to 4 weeks
Domain, business email, a 5-page website, and a booking or payment link.
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Payments
Get Paid
$750
1 to 2 weeks
Square or Stripe set up in your name, invoices, deposits, and payouts linked to your books.
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Books
Books in Order
$1,200
2 to 3 weeks
QuickBooks or Wave set up, 3 months caught up, and a monthly close you can do in about 1 hour.
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Office
Organized Office
$1,100
2 to 3 weeks
Google Workspace, a clean shared drive, a simple client list, and online booking.
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Founding client pricingThese prices apply to my first clients. After a package, the optional Care Plan keeps things running from $149 per month.
Four steps. You own everything at the end.
Press play, or pick a step to see what happens.
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Checkup
We talk on a video call about how clients book, how you get paid, and where your books stand. I do not ask for any passwords.
- We look at your current tools
- We find what costs you the most time
- You get your top 3 fixes in writing
- You owe nothing
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Plan
I send a short written plan. It names the one package that fits, with a fixed price and a fixed scope.
- A list of what is included
- A list of what is not included
- A delivery date
- You decide with no pressure
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Build
You create each account in your own name. I get my own login with limited access. Then I set up and connect each tool.
- Bills go on your card
- Two-step login goes on your phone
- I test each step with a small test payment
- I check every number against the bank
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Hand-off
We walk through the system together. You get an Account Register, short guides, and a recorded training. Then I remove my access.
- You log in to each tool alone
- Guides and recordings sit in your Drive
- I confirm in writing that my access is gone
- The optional Care Plan keeps it running
Checkup
Hi, I am Farris Qureshi.
I live and work in Chicago. For more than 5 years I have worked in data and strategy roles, most recently at a large health system. I build checks that catch wrong numbers before leaders act on them.
I also write software. I bring that same care to small businesses. I set up your tools, check every number, and write down every step. You work with me directly, from the first call to the hand-off.
Start with a free Back Office Checkup
30 minutes on a video call. You get your top 3 fixes in writing within 1 business day. There is no cost and no obligation.