ITALIA BOOKKEEPING

She wanted to open it in America, not in her home country Italy. But she wanted its style to be Italian, like the palace in Florence where she was taking dance classes.

She moved to England to finish her qualification to teach dance. There she met Peter. He had studied physics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge and worked as a software engineer and a Bible translator.

Before long Peter and Lorenza were married, and working together on turning her dream into a reality. Lorenza worked on the dance and the studio design, while Peter handled the legal and financial paperwork they needed to get visas to move to the USA.
In 2012 they moved to Woodstock, Virginia, and opened their dance studio business Italia Performing Arts, based in nearby Winchester. While Lorenza taught dance, Peter worked hard behind the scenes, managing the business and keeping the books. By 2018 the school was well established, with over 150 students and a second studio in Edinburg, Virginia.

Peter found that he enjoyed his supporting role in a small business, especially the bookkeeping side. So he took some further training and opened his new business Italia Bookkeeping. He wants to help small businesses like his wife's to develop and prosper. He also wants to save their owners from distractions like watching their bank balances, to set them free so that they can pursue their passion.