42 U.S. Small Businesses Featured by FreshBooks—and a Better Way to Approach Their Founders
FreshBooks publicly features at least 42 identifiable U.S. small businesses, agencies, and independent professionals in its customer-story library. This article links every profile, organizes the sample by operating model, and explains how to turn public evidence into respectful founder outreach. It does not claim that the businesses are active customers today, rank them by size, or imply permission to contact anyone.
The research target was 50. We found 42 profiles that met all three inclusion rules: a named business or professional, a U.S. location stated in the story or its article text, and a direct page in the FreshBooks customer-story archive. Reporting 42 instead of padding the list with uncertain records is the more useful result.
What this list can—and cannot—tell you
The FreshBooks customer-story archive is first-party evidence that FreshBooks chose to feature these businesses. It is not a customer database. Publication dates span multiple years, and a story may remain online after a business changes tools, ownership, location, or status.
Use the evidence narrowly: “FreshBooks published a story about this business” is supported. “This company currently uses FreshBooks,” “the founder is shopping for software,” or “this segment is FreshBooks’ largest” is not established without fresh evidence.
42 U.S. small businesses and agencies in FreshBooks customer stories
Each business name links to its FreshBooks profile. Locations and industry labels are normalized for readability; consult the linked source for the original wording and context.
| # | Business | Industry | U.S. location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundry Events & Catering | Catering & events | Atlanta, GA |
| 2 | Trifecta Wildlife Services | Wildlife management | Lexington, KY |
| 3 | Jules Webb LLC | Web design | Kingman, AZ |
| 4 | The Silk Screen Machine | Marketing & promotions | Denver, CO |
| 5 | Breath & Taxes LLC | Accounting | Portland, OR |
| 6 | Barton Interactive | Digital marketing | Chagrin Falls, OH |
| 7 | The Fluharty Group | Bookkeeping | Naples, FL |
| 8 | Blackburn Advisors | Bookkeeping | North Wilkesboro, NC |
| 9 | Maine SafeResponse | Medical alert services | Maine |
| 10 | Ledger Sense | Accounting | Concord, NC |
| 11 | The Pitch Prof | Communications & consulting | Charlotte, NC |
| 12 | Butler-Davis Tax & Accounting | Accounting | Conyers, GA |
| 13 | Life in a Note | Life coaching | Cleveland, OH |
| 14 | Heritage Business Services | Bookkeeping | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 15 | Dear Mrs D, Inc. | Coaching & media | Los Angeles, CA |
| 16 | Local Glass | Construction | Northern Utah |
| 17 | ORDRS | Health technology | Houston, TX |
| 18 | Shannon Eddings Interiors | Interior design | Austin, TX |
| 19 | zamartz | Marketing | King of Prussia, PA |
| 20 | Crayon Advisory | Accounting & bookkeeping | Portland, OR |
| 21 | Neat as a Pin Organizing & Cleaning | Professional organizing | Waco, TX |
| 22 | CRH Collective | Travel & public relations | Miami, FL |
| 23 | Streann Media | SaaS | Miami, FL |
| 24 | AnaGotter.com | Writing | Oviedo, FL |
| 25 | The Taproom | Marketing & communications | Atlanta, GA |
| 26 | Jennifer Tulley Architects | Architecture | San Francisco, CA |
| 27 | Dream Catch Consulting | Marketing & communications | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 28 | McCormick Tax Group | Tax | Chicago, IL |
| 29 | AppSmart | IT | Raleigh, NC |
| 30 | Merida Collective Writing Project | Writing | Denver, CO |
| 31 | Neil Chudgar | Marketing & communications | Minneapolis, MN |
| 32 | Bethany Leighty Designs | Design | Nashville, TN |
| 33 | MikeCalabro.com | Photography | Chicago, IL |
| 34 | Liberace Museum | Arts & culture | Las Vegas, NV |
| 35 | Sam White Design | Design | Charlotte, NC |
| 36 | Good Counsel Services Inc. | Legal | New York, NY |
| 37 | Bells Design | Design | Ithaca, NY |
| 38 | JulesWebb.com | Web development | Colfax, WA |
| 39 | Cortez Media Group | Photography | San Jose, CA |
| 40 | Lindsay Darby CPA | Accounting | Cleveland, OH |
| 41 | Namaste Interactive | Web design agency | Boulder, CO / Hawaii |
| 42 | RYE Consulting | Education consulting | Chicago, IL |
How to evaluate the evidence before prospecting
A list becomes dangerous when it strips away provenance. Preserve the source URL and review date beside every record. Then verify whether the business still operates, whether the person in the story still holds the relevant role, and whether the problem you intend to mention is current.
Separate four kinds of signals
- Published relationship: the vendor story proves a public historical relationship.
- Current firmographic fact: the company website, state registry, or another reliable current source can verify location and operating status.
- Operational hypothesis: a reasonable question about billing, client intake, reporting, integrations, or workflow—but not a claimed fact.
- Contact permission and suppression: the rules and choices that determine whether a channel should be used at all.
A founder outreach framework built for relevance
Founders receive generic messages that name a tool and jump immediately to a demo. A stronger approach begins with the business model. Ask whether the public story reveals a process—recurring billing, project delivery, time tracking, multi-entity reporting, payroll, or client collaboration—that may intersect with a service you actually provide.
- Verify the record. Confirm that the business is active, the cited person is still relevant, and the source remains live.
- Diagnose one constraint. Translate the business model into a question: Are client records duplicated across accounting and CRM? Does recurring billing reconcile cleanly? Are project and revenue reports aligned?
- Personalize with evidence. Reference the public story accurately and briefly. Do not claim that you observed internal problems.
- Offer a bounded next step. A short integration map, workflow review, or data-quality diagnostic is clearer than “transform your business.”
- Respect channel rules. The FTC's CAN-SPAM compliance guide says commercial email requirements apply to business-to-business messages too. Use accurate sender information, a valid postal address, a clear opt-out, and prompt suppression; also apply any stricter laws or platform rules that govern the recipient and channel.
A concise message pattern
Observation: “I saw FreshBooks’ profile of your firm and the emphasis on [specific public workflow].” Question: “As the business has evolved, is [adjacent process] still handled in one system or across several?” Value: “We map CRM, accounting, and operational handoffs to identify duplicate entry and reporting gaps.” Next step: “If useful, I can send a one-page checklist; if not, I won’t follow up.”
Do not imply partnership with FreshBooks, access to private account data, or knowledge of a current pain point. Hexagon IT Solutions supports API integrations, CRM services, automation, and custom software when a verified workflow need exists.
Frequently asked questions
Are these 42 businesses confirmed active FreshBooks customers in 2026?
No. Each business appears in a public FreshBooks customer story reviewed on October 12, 2026. That proves the profile was publicly available; it does not prove current subscription status or continuing product use.
Why does this list contain 42 businesses instead of 50?
The original research target was 50 U.S. businesses. Only 42 profiles could be verified with a U.S. location and a direct FreshBooks story during this review, so the article reports the smaller defensible number.
Can a public customer story be used for sales outreach?
A public story can support research, but it is not blanket permission to contact a person. Verify the role and business, use an appropriate business channel, explain relevance, identify the sender accurately, and honor opt-outs and suppression lists.
What should a founder outreach message include?
A concise message should contain one verified observation, one plausible business consequence, one specific question, and a low-friction next step. Avoid claiming knowledge that the source does not provide.
How should teams keep this prospect list current?
Store the source URL, review date, evidence type, business status, role status, and suppression state. Re-verify each record before it enters a campaign.
Does this list rank the largest or best FreshBooks customers?
No. It is an editorial inventory of public U.S. customer stories, not a revenue ranking, market-share study, or complete customer list.
Methodology and sources
We reviewed the live FreshBooks customer-story archive and individual story pages on October 12, 2026. We included a record only when the business or professional and a U.S. location could be connected to a direct FreshBooks profile. The list is an evidence inventory, not an endorsement, ranking, or statement of current subscription status.
