Business Advisory and Consulting Services in Chattanooga, TN
Business Consulting That Moves Companies Forward
Running a successful business means making important decisions every day. Expanding into new markets, improving profitability, preparing for a transaction, developing leadership, or solving operational challenges all require the right strategy and the right advisors.
LBMC works with business owners, executives, investors, and healthcare organizations across Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee to solve those challenges. Our advisory team combines local market knowledge with the specialized expertise of the LBMC Family of Companies, giving clients access to experienced professionals in accounting, business consulting, human resources, recruiting, valuation, transaction advisory, wealth management, and physician practice management through one coordinated relationship.
Let’s Talk About Your Business Strategy
LBMC’s advisory and business consulting professionals can support your growth planning, manage compliance, or evaluate new opportunities to help you move forward with confidence.
Advisory & Business Consulting Services for Chattanooga Businesses
Chattanooga has built a reputation as one of the Southeast’s most dynamic business communities. Manufacturing continues to drive the local economy, while logistics, healthcare, construction, technology, and privately held businesses invest and expand throughout the region. Growth creates opportunity, but it also brings new financial, operational, and leadership challenges.
Successful companies aren’t built on guesswork. They need experienced advisors who can help leadership teams make confident decisions. From ownership transitions and acquisitions to financial performance and organizational strategy, LBMC helps leadership teams move their businesses forward with practical advice grounded in real-world experience.
Business needs rarely fit neatly into one category. As your organization grows, new challenges often require expertise beyond accounting or consulting. Through the LBMC Family of Companies, you have access to specialists in client accounting, business valuation, human resources, recruiting, physician practice management, procurement consulting, transaction advisory, wealth management, and leadership development, working together to deliver coordinated solutions as your business grows and your needs evolve.
From day-to-day operations to long-term strategic planning, LBMC offers a broad range of advisory services designed to help Chattanooga organizations solve today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Explore Our Chattanooga Advisory & Business Consulting Services
Business Valuation Services
Business valuations provide valuable insights for ownership transitions, acquisitions, succession planning, shareholder matters, and strategic planning. LBMC delivers independent valuations backed by deep industry experience.
Client Advisory and Accounting Services (CAAS)
Our CAAS team helps Chattanooga businesses strengthen their finance function through outsourced accounting, CFO advisory, financial reporting, and controllership services that improve financial visibility and support better business decisions.
Healthcare Consulting
Healthcare organizations throughout the Chattanooga region rely on LBMC for operational, financial, and physician practice consulting. Our healthcare specialists help providers strengthen financial performance, enhance patient care, and improve operational efficiency.
Human Resources
People are every organization’s greatest asset. Our HR consultants help Chattanooga employers improve hiring, compensation, compliance, leadership development, and workforce strategy.
Investment Advisors
Business owners, executives, and families turn to LBMC Investment Advisors for personalized investment management, retirement planning, and long-term wealth strategies that support both personal and business goals.
Litigation Support & Forensic Services
Complex legal matters require experienced financial and technology experts. LBMC supports attorneys and organizations with forensic accounting, digital forensics, eDiscovery, business interruption claims, economic damage analyses, and expert witness testimony.
Physician Practice Management
Healthcare providers face constant pressure to improve operations while delivering exceptional patient care. LBMC helps physician practices strengthen financial performance, optimize operations, and position their organizations for long-term success.
Procurement
Rising costs and supply chain challenges continue to impact businesses across the Chattanooga region. Our procurement consultants help organizations improve purchasing strategies, reduce costs, and strengthen supplier relationships.
Recruiting & Staffing Solutions
Finding experienced talent remains a challenge for many Chattanooga employers. LBMC Staffing Solutions connects organizations with accounting, finance, healthcare, IT, and executive professionals.
Transaction Advisory Services
Transactions move quickly, but good decisions require reliable financial insight. LBMC provides due diligence, quality of earnings analyses, and transaction advisory services for buyers, sellers, and investors.
W Squared
W Squared helps businesses strengthen their finance function through outsourced accounting and Sage Intacct solutions. From implementation to ongoing accounting support, the team helps organizations improve reporting, automate processes, and gain greater visibility into financial performance.
Need help in another area?
Explore our Chattanooga Audit & Assurance Services, Business Tax Services, or Cybersecurity & Technology Solutions.Why Chattanooga Businesses Choose LBMC
Choosing an advisor isn’t just about credentials. It’s about finding a team that understands your business, asks the right questions, and brings practical experience to every decision. Chattanooga organizations choose LBMC because we combine local relationships with the resources of one of the nation’s leading accounting and business consulting firms.
Local Relationships. Broader Expertise.
Our Chattanooga team understands the industries that drive the local economy. When a challenge requires specialized expertise, you also gain access to professionals across the LBMC Family of Companies in areas including valuation, transaction advisory, healthcare consulting, recruiting, wealth management, and more.
Advisors Who Understand Business
Many of our professionals have worked alongside business owners, executives, boards, investors, and healthcare organizations through acquisitions, succession planning, periods of rapid growth, and economic uncertainty. That experience allows us to provide advice that’s practical, timely, and focused on helping clients make informed decisions.
Built for Long-Term Relationships
Your business will change over time. As new opportunities and challenges emerge, LBMC brings together the right specialists to support your next step, allowing you to continue working with one trusted advisory team instead of managing multiple firms.
How Can We Support Your Goals?
Our team delivers tailored solutions in accounting, audit, tax, and consulting — helping businesses and individuals in Chattanooga overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and achieve measurable results.
Industries We Support in Chattanooga
Chattanooga’s economy is built on a diverse mix of established industries and growing businesses. LBMC works with organizations across Southeast Tennessee, bringing industry-specific experience that helps leaders solve financial, operational, workforce, and strategic challenges.
Manufacturing & Distribution
Manufacturers and distributors across the Chattanooga region rely on LBMC for accounting, tax, audit, and advisory services that support growth, operational efficiency, and success.
Healthcare
From physician practices to healthcare systems, LBMC helps organizations improve financial performance, strengthen operations, navigate regulatory challenges, and prepare for what’s next.
Construction & Real Estate
Construction companies, contractors, developers, and real estate organizations turn to LBMC for practical guidance on financial management, tax planning, risk management, and business growth.
Private Equity
LBMC supports private equity firms and portfolio companies with transaction advisory, due diligence, valuation, tax, and accounting services throughout the investment lifecycle.
Our industry experience extends across the LBMC Family of Companies, giving clients access to specialized advisors who understand the unique challenges facing their business and industry.
Meet Chattanooga's Advisory Team
Great advice starts with great people. Our Chattanooga advisory team brings experience across business consulting, valuation, transaction advisory, healthcare, human resources, and accounting. Meet the professionals who help organizations solve challenges, seize opportunities, and plan for what’s next.
LBMC Advisory
Andrew Lowe
Knoxville Market Leader, Shareholder, Valuation and Litigation Support Services
Christopher M. Lovin
Shareholder, Practice Leader Valuation and Litigation Support Services
Jacqueline Jacquemain
Senior Manager, Wealth Advisory Services and Family Office Practice
FAQs about Business Advisory and Consulting Services in Chattanooga
How do I know which advisory service is right for my business?
Many clients come to us with a business challenge rather than a specific service in mind. We start by understanding your goals and then connect you with the right specialists across the LBMC Family of Companies, whether you need valuation, transaction advisory, outsourced accounting, human resources, physician practice management, or another advisory service.
What types of businesses does LBMC work with in Chattanooga?
LBMC works with privately held businesses, middle-market companies, healthcare organizations, manufacturers, distributors, construction firms, real estate companies, and private equity-backed businesses throughout Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee. Our advisors tailor solutions to each organization’s goals, industry, and stage of growth.
Can LBMC help if my business operates outside of Chattanooga?
Yes. While our Chattanooga team serves businesses throughout Southeast Tennessee, many of our clients operate across multiple states and internationally. With professionals located across the Southeast, LBMC provides coordinated support wherever your business operates.
Can I work with multiple LBMC service teams?
Absolutely. Many clients begin with one service and expand their relationship over time. Through the LBMC Family of Companies, you have access to specialists in accounting, tax, audit, business consulting, recruiting, wealth management, technology, and cybersecurity who work together as one coordinated team.
How do I get started with LBMC?
The first step is a conversation. We’ll learn about your business, discuss your goals and challenges, and connect you with the advisors best suited to help. From there, we’ll develop a practical plan tailored to your organization.
Let’s Start the Conversation
Every business faces challenges. The right advisor can help you move forward with confidence. Connect with our Chattanooga team to learn how LBMC can support your business goals.