ABOUT

Andrea Smith, is the Founder and CEO of Capitol Consulting, LLC. She is a two-time graduate of Howard University where she received her Bachelor of Business and Master of Business Administration in Accounting. During her 15+ year career, Andrea learned first-hand that the financial industry traditionally caters to high wealth earners without adequately serving low to moderate income individuals. Simply put, if you don't have disposable income or assets to invest, financial institutions aren't available to provide sound advice to help the working class on their path to financial freedom. For low to moderate income earners, discussions about budgeting, retirement, investing, college savings, estate planning, insurance needs, and tax planning are largely absent. Capitol Consulting, LLC was created to offer personal financial services to bridge the wealth gap and provide solid financial guidance and support to everyday people who are often unserved or under-served. Andrea helps people to manage their own financial lives successfully by working collectively with her clients and team of financial experts to formulate a custom action plan based on solid principles. These efforts help individuals, families, and small business owners gain control of their money and put it to work for them.

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Andrea is also active in the non-profit community. Since 2009, Andrea has served as managed the Howard University Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Under her leadership the Howard University VITA program has prepared over 3,000 tax returns and refunded over $3.5 million in federal and state refunds back to the hands of those who need it which are low to moderate income individuals and families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Andrea is also an active participate of the Howard University School of Business George S. Willie/National Association of Black Accountants Inc. Accounting Career Awareness Program which lead workshops designed to introduce high school students to careers in accounting and other business disciplines. Andrea also serves as a guest lecturer for the Howard University School of Business Principals of Tax, Business Orientation, and Career Counseling Classes.

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Andrea's personal path to financial freedom began at the age of 9, when she and her family suffered a house fire losing everything but their lives. Andrea and her family were homeless, living out of boxes, and relying on donations from the community. During that time, she watched her mother faithfully budget all money coming in and every expense going out in an effort to rebuild for her family. It was the first time Andrea understood what it meant to be resilient in the midst of adversity. The support she and her family received from the community built a foundation in heart to help those in need. While attaining the American dream, Andrea saw her debt climb to over $500,000. By monitoring her income, controlling her spending, and managing her expenses Andrea was able to wipe out $500,000 in debt in 8 years. Now, Andrea wants to share her knowledge and educate as many people as possible on how to become financially free. Her only mission is to help you get from where you've been to where you want to be with your money.