Candy Messer is a seasoned entrepreneur, Fractional COO, bestselling author, and host of the Biz Help For You podcast. For more than 20 years, she has helped overwhelmed small-business owners find clarity, build systems, delegate effectively, and finally step out of the bottleneck so their companies can grow without burning them out.

Candy is the Founder & President of Affordable Bookkeeping and Payroll Services, an award-winning firm serving clients nationwide. What began as a small, home-based venture grew into an eleven-person team handling complex bookkeeping, payroll, compliance, and operational management for entrepreneurs across multiple industries. Today, Candy brings her operational expertise to founders who want time freedom, stronger processes, and a business that runs without constant firefighting.

As a Fractional COO, she works alongside business owners to streamline workflows, create scalable systems, and develop high-performing teams. Her approach blends practical operations experience with empathy, integrity, and a deep understanding of the pressures founders face.

Candy is also a speaker, educator, and advocate for entrepreneurs navigating growth, burnout, cash-flow challenges, team management, and delegation. Her insights have been featured across industry media, and her mission has remained the same for two decades:

help business owners reduce overwhelm, increase profitability, and enjoy the life they set out to build.

When she’s not coaching entrepreneurs, Candy enjoys spending time with her family and grandchildren, gardening, baking sourdough, and creating spaces where people feel supported and empowered.

Specialties: Fractional COO Services · Operations Optimization · Bookkeeping & Payroll · Systems Creation · Team Delegation · Scaling for Time Freedom · Entrepreneurship Coaching