
Company History
Jose and Estrella Fernandez Founded J&E Fernandez, Inc. in 1985. What began as an elective in college turned into a company that has been in business for over 35 years. Jose was originally a computer tech major in college and took Accounting as an elective his freshman year. Accounting quickly became his favorite subject and eventually, he declared Accounting as his new major. Jose, an 18-year-old supervisor at Tampa Armature Work, was going to school full time, working full time, and had 3 very young sons (AJG) at home. Once he received his degree in Accounting, Jose quit his long-term job and they took a leap of faith and opened an Accounting firm with 0 clients. Jose’s wife Estrella, was a successful mortgage broker doing very well at the time, quit her job to help them live out their dream of owning their successful accounting firm.
Estrella’s parents gave Jose his first computer, typewriter, calculator, printer, and a desk as a gift for his new company, while they worked out of their garage in the early ’80s. Through perseverance, determination, and the sheer will to succeed. Jose and Estrella are the President & Vice-President of an Accounting firm and Payroll company, which serves hundreds of businesses throughout the United States.