Do I have to buy every service?

No. Start with one service and add others when you are ready. Prices do not change when you stack services. Stacking gets you one intake, one invoice and one plan.

What lands on the bill?

One invoice a month from Think Collective. Every service is its own row, so you see what each one costs.

How is my price tier set?

By annual revenue, confirmed at intake. If you have not started selling yet, use Pre-revenue.

What is the onboarding fee?

One month of your combined recurring total, charged once. It covers setting you up in our systems and is backed by the 30 Day Promise.

What if my books are behind?

A clean-up comes first. It is quoted on its own after we review everything as it stands, and it runs alongside onboarding.

Retainers bill monthly on the one invoice. Tax returns bill when the work completes. New clients pay 50% upfront.

Is tax in my monthly price?

No. Tax is priced on its own and never folded into a retainer. It shows up on the same invoice as separate rows.

How long is the agreement?

Twelve months. To end it, give 90 days notice. You owe the remaining contract balance unless we agree on something different in writing.

Is ad spend included in Digital?

No. Ad spend is passed through to you at cost and billed on top of the Digital price. It is never marked up.

What is the complexity multiplier?

A check at intake on how tidy the books are. Standard is 1.0x for clean books and normal volume. Moderate is 1.25x, complex is 1.5x and high is 1.8x, for things like several entities or years of catch-up. It applies to the Accounting package only, and we write down why.

One account lead owns your account and keeps everything moving. Accounting replies within two business days as standard. Priority is same day for $150 a month. VIP is within four business hours for $350 a month.

Can I add payroll or AP on its own?

Add-ons attach to an Accounting package and are priced by revenue tier. Full-Service already includes payroll, AP and sales tax.

How do the Management levels differ?

Inbox keeps your email under control. Follow-Up adds tracked follow-ups, scheduling and a weekly call. Always On adds a direct line, four-hour replies and cover while you are out.

How do the Management hours work?

Each level includes a set number of hours a month. Calls, texts and tasks are logged in 15-minute steps and shown in your weekly summary. We tell you at 75% used. Unused hours do not roll over. Past the cap we ask first, then it is $60 an hour, or add a 5-hour block for $300.

Do you set up my social accounts?

Yes. Any social plan includes creating the accounts you need, choosing the right platforms and building a posting strategy with you. If you already have accounts, we review them first.

Why not just hire someone?

A full-time hire costs the salary plus about 30% more in benefits, and it is one person with one skill. Our services start well below that and flex with you. See the hire-or-outsource comparison above.

pricing

One company. One invoice. Every service.

Everything we do for you lands on a single monthly bill. Here is every price for Accounting, Management, Digital and Tax in one place.

AccountingFrom $350a month. Pre-revenue Essentials. $700 a month at $250K to $1M.
ManagementFrom $500a month. Inbox. Follow-Up is $900 and Always On is $1,400.
DigitalFrom $750a month. Social media management. Photo, video and web projects from $850.
TaxFrom $500per return. Individual 1040. Business returns from $1,500.

bill builder

Build the bill.

Pick the services. The total updates as you go, and every number comes from the price book below.

Your one invoice

Accounting, Growth$1,150
Management, Inbox$500

Monthly$1,650

Onboarding, one time: $1,650
Tax returns, yearly: $500

First year, all in$21,950

Standard complexity, no extra accounts. Clean-up, extra state returns, estimates, resolution and planning are quoted at intake.

the price book

Every service, one list.

Monthly prices unless marked.

Accounting

Bookkeeping, payroll, tax strategy and advisory, billed monthly by revenue tier.

Monthly packages by annual revenue

Package	Pre-revenue	Under $250K	$250K to $1M	$1M to $5M	$5M+
EssentialsBooks, reconciliation, P&L and balance sheet	$350	$450	$700	$1,050	$1,600
GrowthAdds cash flow and a monthly advisory review	$600	$800	$1,150	$1,750	$2,600
ScaleAdvanced reporting, KPI dashboard, budget vs actual	$1,000	$1,400	$2,100	$3,200	$4,800
Full-ServiceScale plus payroll, AP and sales tax, with light fractional CFO oversight. $2,500 minimum.	$2,500	$2,500	$3,550	$5,450	$8,400

Add-ons by annual revenue

Add-on	Pre-revenue	Under $250K	$250K to $1M	$1M to $5M	$5M+
Payroll processing	$175	$275	$500	$800	$1,400
Accounts payable, weekly	$300	$400	$600	$900	$1,400
Sales tax and nexus	$200	$200	$350	$550	$800
Fractional CFOIncluded in Full-Service	$750	$950	$1,600	$2,800	$4,500

ComplexityStandard 1.0x, moderate 1.25x, complex 1.5x, high 1.8x. Applied to the base package only.
Accounts$25 per bank account and $20 per card or loan, counted at intake.
Response timeStandard is included. Priority adds $150. VIP adds $350.
1099s$100 base plus $25 per 1099, billed at filing.

Management

Virtual admin, scheduling and personal support. Someone you can pick up the phone and call.

Inbox$500/ moUp to 8 hours a monthFor the owner buried in email. You get your attention back.
Follow-Up$900/ moUp to 16 hours a monthFor the owner whose leads, clients and vendors slip through. Nothing drops.
Always On$1,400/ moUp to 28 hours a monthFor the owner who has to be reachable and covered. A real person and a direct line.

What you get at each level

What you get	Inbox	Follow-Up	Always On
Inbox management
Daily inbox triage and sorting	Included	Included	Included
Draft replies for your approval	Included	Included	Included
Documents and receipts filed	Included	Included	Included
A short list each day of what needs you	Included	Included	Included
Follow-up
Follow-ups with clients, vendors and leads, tracked	Not included	Included	Included
Calendar, appointments and reminders	Not included	Included	Included
A weekly task list we own	Not included	Included	Included
Vendor coordination	Not included	Add-on	Included
Accessibility
How you reach your partner	Email	Email and phone, business hours	Direct line and text
Response time	Within 2 business days	Same business day	Within 4 business hours
Check-ins	Weekly summary email	Weekly 15-minute call	Weekly call and a monthly priorities review
Cover while you are outWe handle what can wait and flag what cannot	Not included	Not included	Included
Hours
Hours included each month	Up to 8	Up to 16	Up to 28
Unused hours	Reset each month	Reset each month	Reset each month
Past the capWe ask you first, every time	$60 an hour	$60 an hour	$60 an hour

Add-ons

Extra hoursA 5-hour block added to any level for the month	$300 / mo
Hours past the capOnly after you approve them	$60 / hr
Vendor coordinationQuotes, scheduling and follow-through. Included in Always On.	$250 / mo
Process documentationA repeat task written down so anyone can run it	$250 each, one time

Digital

Brand photography, video, web design and social media, built by real humans.

Monthly

Social account setup and strategyProfiles, platforms, content themes and a posting plan. Included with any social plan.	Included
Social, Foundation3 posts a week, scheduling, light community care	$750 / mo
Social, Momentum5 posts a week, short-form video edits, monthly report	$1,400 / mo
Social, Full RunDaily presence, content shoots, paid social setup, monthly strategy call	$2,400 / mo

One-time projects

Brand photography, half dayUp to 3 hours on location, edited gallery	$850
Brand photography, full dayUp to 7 hours, team and space, edited gallery	$1,500
Video, short-form pack4 edited videos from one shoot day	$1,600
Video, brand filmPlanned, shot and edited	From $3,500
Web design, starter siteUp to 5 pages, built to turn a visit into a call	$3,500
Web design, growth siteUp to 10 pages, booking and lead capture	$6,500

Tax

Preparation, estimates, resolution and planning. Launching for the 2027 filing season.

Returns, flat annual fees

Individual, 1040Personal return, prepared carefully and filed on time	$500
S-corp and partnershipCovers up to 5 owners, then $100 per additional owner	$1,800
C-corpStarting price, scoped on complexity	From $2,200
NonprofitReturns and filings kept on the calendar	$1,500

Quoted per client

EstimatesQuarterly numbers and due dates.
Tax resolutionNotices, back taxes and payment plans.
Planning and strategyAnnual commitment, priced on its own, never bundled into a retainer.

what one bill looks like

Three ways to stack services.

Each example is a business at $250K to $1M in revenue with standard complexity.

Steady
Books and the inbox, handled.
- Accounting, Growth$1,150
- Management, Inbox$500
Monthly$1,650
Onboarding, one time
$1,650
Tax, S-corp and 1040, yearly
$2,300
First year, all in$23,750
Forward
Add the marketing that fills the calendar.
- Accounting, Growth$1,150
- Management, Follow-Up$900
- Digital, Momentum$1,400
Monthly$3,450
Onboarding, one time
$3,450
Tax, S-corp and 1040, yearly
$2,300
First year, all in$47,150
Bolder
Full reporting, full support, full presence.
- Accounting, Scale$2,100
- Management, Always On$1,400
- Digital, Full Run$2,400
Monthly$5,900
Onboarding, one time
$5,900
Tax, S-corp and 1040, yearly
$2,300
First year, all in$79,000

the 30 day promise

Your plan in 30 days, or your onboarding is on us.

Within 30 days of getting your access, you will hold a plan that gets everything onboarded and operational, built around what you actually have. If you do not, your onboarding fee is refunded. No debate.

The refund covers the onboarding fee, one month of your combined recurring total. Clean-up work is quoted separately and is not refundable, because the work is done. The 30 days start the day we have your access and documents.

hire it or outsource it

One hire is one person. The Collective is a team.

What it costs a year to put the same work on your own payroll, next to what the Collective charges.

Role you would hire	Full-time, per year	Collective service	Collective, per year	Difference
Bookkeeper	$72,400	Accounting, Growth	$13,800	81% less
Staff accountant	$119,500	Accounting, Scale	$25,200	79% less
Finance lead	$238,000	Growth plus Fractional CFO	$33,000	86% less
Admin assistant	$69,000	Management, Follow-Up	$10,800	84% less
Executive assistant	$109,400	Management, Always On	$16,800	85% less
Marketing hire	$112,500	Digital, Momentum	$16,800	85% less
Web developer	$142,200	Digital, Full Run	$28,800	80% less

Full-time cost is the national median wage divided by 0.70, because benefits make up about 30% of what an employer pays. It still leaves out recruiting, software, equipment, management time and the cost of replacing someone who leaves.

What you get that a hire cannot give you.

A cost that flexes
Move up a level when you grow and down when you slow. A salary only moves one way.
No payroll burden
No benefits, no payroll taxes, no equipment and no software seats to carry.
No hiring risk
No recruiting fees, no ninety days of ramp-up and no bad hire to unwind.
Always covered
Vacation, sick days and turnover do not stop your books or your inbox.
A team of specialists
Bookkeeping, tax, admin and creative are different skills. One hire rarely masters all of them.
One bill, one lead
One invoice, one account lead and one plan, instead of four people to manage.
Scope with a ceiling
Management is capped in hours, so you know the most it will ever cost.
Fast to start
You get a first draft of your plan in the first weeks. A hire takes time to find and train.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 median pay and Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, June 2026. National figures.

The questions every owner asks.

Do I have to buy every service?: No. Start with one service and add others when you are ready. Prices do not change when you stack services. Stacking gets you one intake, one invoice and one plan.
What lands on the bill?: One invoice a month from Think Collective. Every service is its own row, so you see what each one costs.
How is my price tier set?: By annual revenue, confirmed at intake. If you have not started selling yet, use Pre-revenue.
What is the onboarding fee?: One month of your combined recurring total, charged once. It covers setting you up in our systems and is backed by the 30 Day Promise.
What if my books are behind?: A clean-up comes first. It is quoted on its own after we review everything as it stands, and it runs alongside onboarding.
When do I pay?: Retainers bill monthly on the one invoice. Tax returns bill when the work completes. New clients pay 50% upfront.
Is tax in my monthly price?: No. Tax is priced on its own and never folded into a retainer. It shows up on the same invoice as separate rows.
How long is the agreement?: Twelve months. To end it, give 90 days notice. You owe the remaining contract balance unless we agree on something different in writing.
Is ad spend included in Digital?: No. Ad spend is passed through to you at cost and billed on top of the Digital price. It is never marked up.
What is the complexity multiplier?: A check at intake on how tidy the books are. Standard is 1.0x for clean books and normal volume. Moderate is 1.25x, complex is 1.5x and high is 1.8x, for things like several entities or years of catch-up. It applies to the Accounting package only, and we write down why.
Who do I talk to?: One account lead owns your account and keeps everything moving. Accounting replies within two business days as standard. Priority is same day for $150 a month. VIP is within four business hours for $350 a month.
Can I add payroll or AP on its own?: Add-ons attach to an Accounting package and are priced by revenue tier. Full-Service already includes payroll, AP and sales tax.
How do the Management levels differ?: Inbox keeps your email under control. Follow-Up adds tracked follow-ups, scheduling and a weekly call. Always On adds a direct line, four-hour replies and cover while you are out.
How do the Management hours work?: Each level includes a set number of hours a month. Calls, texts and tasks are logged in 15-minute steps and shown in your weekly summary. We tell you at 75% used. Unused hours do not roll over. Past the cap we ask first, then it is $60 an hour, or add a 5-hour block for $300.
Do you set up my social accounts?: Yes. Any social plan includes creating the accounts you need, choosing the right platforms and building a posting strategy with you. If you already have accounts, we review them first.
Why not just hire someone?: A full-time hire costs the salary plus about 30% more in benefits, and it is one person with one skill. Our services start well below that and flex with you. See the hire-or-outsource comparison above.