About the company

Business services, since 1998.

Smart Business Services provides accounting, payroll, human resources, marketing, and administrative services to organizations across Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Baltimore — customizing every service package to match each client’s objectives and budget.

1998 Serving clients since
5 states Where our founder has worked with small and mid-sized businesses
2 offices Fairfax, Virginia and Selbyville, Delaware
Karen Dolan
Owner

Karen Dolan

Karen has spent more than 30 years advising businesses on accounting, budgeting, payroll, benefits, and year-end preparation, for small and medium-sized companies in five states. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut, with graduate coursework in accounting, marketing, finance, business law, nonprofit management, and federal contracting.

She is certified through the American Payroll Association and the Society for Human Resource Management, previously held management roles at Coleco Industries and Moore McCormack Resources, and serves on nonprofit boards in her community.

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Our team

The people who’ll know your books.

Accountants, a CPA, payroll and HR specialists, and marketers — the same people on your account, year after year.

Stephanie Angle

Stephanie Angle

Director of Accounting Services

MBA from Kaplan University, BA in Economics from Towson. Experienced in every phase of accounting — payroll, AP, and treasury — in QuickBooks, Sage 50, and Great Plains. Previously Accounting Manager on a multi-million-dollar service contract.

Yeny Cobean

Yeny Cobean

CPA, Accountant

Eighteen years of accounting across industries: financial reporting, audit, internal controls, and payroll. A graduate of the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, she works fluently in Spanish and English.

Lindsey Snyder

Lindsey Snyder

Accounts payable & systems

Business Management, Virginia Tech. Runs AP for one of our largest clients and helped them upgrade their entire financial infrastructure. Works in Sage Intacct, Sage 50, and QuickBooks; formerly in brand performance at Hilton.

Meghan DeMeio

Meghan DeMeio

AP, treasury & bookkeeping

BS in Accounting, Ohio State. 15+ years in accounts payable, treasury, and bookkeeping, including onboarding clients and setting up accounting controls as an Implementation Manager at an outsourcing firm.

Cheryl Lenox

Cheryl Lenox

Bookkeeping & payroll

25 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience across all aspects of accounting. Studied accounting at Northern Virginia Community College and serves on the board of the Erin Peterson Fund.

Rita Daly

Rita Daly

Accounts payable

BA in Economics, George Mason. Coordinates accounts payable for one of our largest clients, drawing on ten years running purchasing, POS systems, and bookkeeping for a leading local restaurant group.

Patricia Thomas

Patricia Thomas

Client accounting

BS in Business Administration, University of South Carolina. Brings deep experience in client accounting, customer service, and business administration, plus a long record of community volunteering.

Mary Ann McManamay

Mary Ann McManamay

B2B marketing

Studied marketing at Radford University. 15 years of business-to-business marketing — mail, email, and telemarketing campaigns — with prior roles at SE Technologies and Market Connections.

Rachel Dolan

Rachel Dolan

Social Media Coordinator

BA in Communications, Fordham. Leads social media strategy for SBS and its clients; previously drove record ticket sales as PR Coordinator for a nonprofit youth arts organization.