North Planning

Who We Work With

Financial planning for business owners

Running a business makes personal financial planning more complex — and more important.

When you own a business, your personal and financial lives are tightly intertwined. Your retirement depends on cash flow decisions you make today. Your tax situation is more complex. And planning for what happens to the business — and to your family — if something changes requires deliberate thought. We help you hold all of that together.

Common challenges we help with

Separating business and personal finances

Cash flow in a business ebbs and flows. Making sure your personal financial plan doesn't suffer during lean months — or get neglected during good ones — requires structure.

Self-employed retirement planning

SEP IRA, Solo 401(k), SIMPLE IRA — the options for self-employed retirement savings are more powerful than most business owners realize, and the right choice depends on income, business structure, and goals.

Quarterly taxes and cash flow

Estimated quarterly taxes can create cash flow problems if not planned for. We help you understand what you owe, when to pay it, and how to keep reserves in place without choking operations.

Business exit and succession

Whether you plan to sell, pass the business to family, or wind it down — your exit strategy has major financial and tax implications that are best planned years in advance.

How we help

We look at your business and personal finances together — not separately — because for most owners, they can't really be separated. That means building a retirement funding strategy that works within your cash flow, a tax plan that spans both sides, and a personal financial safety net that doesn't depend entirely on the business.

We also help you think through protection: disability insurance, key-person coverage, and basic succession planning — so that a change in your health or circumstances doesn't leave your family and your business exposed.

Ready to see what your financial picture actually looks like?

Book a free 30-minute planning conversation. No obligation, no sales pitch.