I founded Focus + Finance decades ago. I'm a visual artist and gallerist who has worked in photo shoot production, artist representation, marketing, and advertising. I handled my own bookkeeping while running a NY artist agency and two art galleries - Ad Finem in Brooklyn and LiTE-HAUS in Berlin. Through that experience, I realized there was a need for creative people to work with like-minded professionals who are sensitive to the needs of creative business.
This family-owned firm consists of me - Debbie Davies - my husband Dmitrii Kamyshkov, and son Devan Davies. The team works exclusively with creative professionals, specializing in production accounting, job costing, and forensic auditing. Because we are creatives, we understand the language artists speak.
We specialize in creative industries and know how to communicate in a way that makes clients feel comfortable. Photographers, designers, producers, stylists, and other artists require communication with a financial team who understands your business, and how best to help, without taking the focus away from your creative work. Experience working with a variety of arts businesses gave us the background we need to give you clarity about your accounting.
We provide services with a flexible schedule so you can use us as little or as often as you need to. We work fully remote from Berlin, Germany - having moved from Brooklyn during the pandemic. We service clients all over the world.
We use Quickbooks Online software, and utilize cloud based file sharing to keep your books reconciled. We also help clients develop systems for their own team to stay organized and ahead of deadlines. While we do not file tax returns, we work closely with our client's tax accountants to audit data prior to preparing tax returns. And we can connect you with experienced tax accountants in our network.
Our devotion to our clients, and sincere interest in improving their lifestyle is probably what we are most proud of. Our goal is your financial independence, increased knowledge about operating a small business, and an understanding of financial guidelines and rules. We believe that once an artist has a complete understanding about finances, it allows you the freedom to turn your focus back to the things you really want to do…create, produce, grow.
So contact us today and let us know how we can help you FOCUS.
