{"id":2,"date":"2015-03-19T17:58:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T17:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fitness3.mythemecloud.io\/\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:18:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec346d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec346d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f9842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"37f9842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START 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At Prep Consulting LLC, led by\u00a0<strong>Ella Garrett<\/strong>, we specialize in the unique needs of startups and growing small businesses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2630df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2630df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be40f9c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be40f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6f742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d6f742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/st-louis-consultants-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-434\" alt=\"st louis consultants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prepconsultingllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/st-louis-consultants-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/prepconsultingllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/st-louis-consultants-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/prepconsultingllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/st-louis-consultants-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prepconsultingllc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/st-louis-consultants.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e02f4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93e02f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3146d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3146d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10a4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b10a4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We don&#8217;t believe in one-size-fits-all. We provide a\u00a0<strong>personalized, hands-on partnership<\/strong>\u00a0that simplifies the complex. By delegating your &#8220;administrative busywork&#8221; to us, you reclaim hours of your week to focus on what actually drives revenue. Based in\u00a0<strong>St. Louis<\/strong>, we take pride in supporting the local entrepreneurial ecosystem with affordable, reliable, and expert-led solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a95d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a95d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your success story starts with the right systems<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6fb4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c6fb4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Inquire now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5191d4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5191d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"services\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734d583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"734d583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f541880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f541880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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Our team handles LLC\/Entity formation,\u00a0EIN\/Tax ID registration, and the drafting of essential\u00a0Operating Agreements\u00a0to ensure you are legally protected from Day 1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Ongoing Compliance Monitoring <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2571\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539d339 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"539d339\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282c252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282c252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Never miss a deadline again. We manage your\u00a0Annual Reports, business license renewals, and state-mandated filings, protecting you from costly penalties and administrative dissolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Operational Workflow Design <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2572\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-197bc17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"197bc17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186bdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"186bdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We conduct &#8220;work simplification&#8221; studies to find where your business is losing time. 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e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5495c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:1000}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26d9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"e26d9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Running a small business is a 24\/7 job. I needed someone reliable to clean up our operational workflows and manage our annual renewals. Prep Consulting delivered exactly what they promised without the high overhead of a big firm. If you\u2019re a St. Louis local and need to get organized, call Ella.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-464\" alt=\"testimonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Marcus R<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Founder\/CEO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb92966 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb92966\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd70e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5fd70e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"I knew how to build my product, but I had no idea how to handle the  paperwork that comes with hiring and staying compliant. Ella didn't just give me a checklist; she stepped in and handled it. Prep Consulting LLC is the reason I can finally sleep at night without worrying about missed filings. \"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-466\" alt=\"testimonial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/officegarnerhost.kinsta.cloud\/prepconsulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/04\/Tes-3-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Maria V<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Boutique owner<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788fad4 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"788fad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a117e elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a6a117e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Prep Consulting LLC helped us with everything from entity formation to employee training manuals. 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