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We are dedicated to providing you with the highest quality of accuracy in our bookkeeping services and supporting you in achieving your financial objectives. I'm April, and I'm really excited about the opportunity to help your business thrive. With over 12 years of experience working closely with small businesses, I've developed a solid understanding of what makes them tick. My background in Finance and Technology gives me a unique edge, blending analytical and technical expertise to support your business. With 25 years of experience, I've built strong relationships and developed a keen understanding of client needs. This means I can interpret financial data effectively and make informed decisions to help your business thrive. My top priorities are accuracy in financial records and compliance with regulations, so you can focus on what you do best, knowing your finances are in good hands. One of my favorite things is breaking down complex financial concepts into easy-to-understand information. When you have a clear picture of your financial situation, you can make better decisions for your business. I'm also skilled at spotting financial issues and developing strategic solutions to help your business grow. Building strong relationships and understanding your unique needs is at the heart of my approach, ensuring you receive personalized and effective service.

10/21/2026

Bookkeeping isn’t just for tax time.

A lot of business owners think about bookkeeping when tax time rolls around.

But clean books can help all year long.

They can help you understand cash flow, review expenses, make pricing decisions, prepare for hiring, track profitability, and avoid surprises.

Your tax preparer may need your books once a year.

But you need your numbers all year.

That’s why keeping your books current matters. Not because QuickBooks says so. Not because tax season is coming.

Because you deserve to know what is happening in your business while you still have time to do something about it.

10/20/2026

Are you creating estimates in QuickBooks but not really doing anything with them after you send them?

Projects gives you a way to connect those estimates to the job and keep more of the activity related to that customer project together.

In QuickBooks Online Projects 101, we’ll walk through how estimates fit into the Projects workflow and how they can help you keep the financial side of a job better organized from the beginning.

📅 ⏰ 📍 December 16, 2026 | 9:00–10:30 AM | Syracuse Builders Exchange

🔗 Register: https://web.syrabex.com/events/New-Class-QuickBooks-Online-Projects-101-6757/details

10/19/2026

What I look for first in a messy QuickBooks file.

When I open a messy QuickBooks file, there are a few things I check pretty quickly:

Unreconciled bank and credit card accounts
Old transactions sitting in Uncategorized Income or Uncategorized Expense
Duplicate deposits or duplicate expenses
Negative balances that don’t make sense
Old Undeposited Funds balances
Payroll mapping issues
Accounts that are being used inconsistently

Most messy books don’t become messy overnight. Usually, it’s a bunch of small things that built up over time.

The good news is that once we know where the problems are, we can start cleaning them up in the right order.

A messy file is not hopeless. It just needs a plan.

10/14/2026

Being caught up isn’t the same as being in control.

A business can have all the transactions entered and still not have useful books.

Being “caught up” means the activity is recorded.

Being “in control” means the books are clean, organized, reconciled, and actually helping you understand the business.

There is a difference.

Useful bookkeeping helps you see trends, catch issues earlier, and make decisions with more confidence.

That’s why I don’t look at bookkeeping as just data entry. The real value is in making the numbers meaningful.

10/13/2026

A project can look profitable until you start looking at all the costs connected to getting the work done.

Materials. Outside vendors. Subcontractors. Other job-related costs.

If those costs aren’t connected to the right project, your profitability report can give you a very misleading picture.

In QuickBooks Online Projects 101, we’ll talk about how to organize and track project-related costs so you can get a clearer picture of what each job is really costing your business.

The goal isn’t to make the system complicated.

It’s to make sure the numbers you’re looking at actually mean something.

🔗 Register: https://web.syrabex.com/events/New-Class-QuickBooks-Online-Projects-101-6757/details

10/12/2026

Your books should answer questions — not create more of them.

Your bookkeeping should make your business easier to understand.

If you open QuickBooks and still don’t know what’s going on, that’s a sign the books may not be giving you the clarity you need.

Good bookkeeping should help answer questions like:

What did I actually make this month?
Where is my money going?
Are my expenses reasonable?
Is my cash flow where it needs to be?
Can I afford the next move?

Clean, current books give you better answers — and better answers lead to better decisions.

That’s the kind of bookkeeping I believe small business owners deserve.

10/07/2026

Real Talk – I don’t just do bookkeeping

I don’t just “do bookkeeping.”

Yes, I categorize transactions.
Yes, I reconcile accounts.

But that’s not the part that matters most.

What matters is helping business owners actually understand
what’s going on in their business.

Because once that clicks…

You stop guessing.
You stop stressing.
You start making decisions with confidence.

And everything feels a little more in control.

10/06/2026

If you want to know whether a project is profitable, the income and expenses related to that project have to actually be assigned to it.

Sounds simple, but this is where a lot of QuickBooks files start getting messy.

Expenses get categorized correctly but never attached to the project. Income gets recorded, but not connected to the right job. Then the project profitability report doesn’t tell the full story.

In QuickBooks Online Projects 101, we’ll talk about how project-related income and expenses flow through QuickBooks and how to keep that information organized.

📅 📍 December 16 | Syracuse Builders Exchange

🔗 Register: https://web.syrabex.com/events/New-Class-QuickBooks-Online-Projects-101-6757/details

10/05/2026

Real Talk – Money stress isn’t always about not making enough

No one really talks about this part.

Money stress doesn’t always come from not making enough.

A lot of the time, it comes from not knowing.

Not knowing what’s coming in.
Not knowing what’s going out.
Not knowing what’s left.

So even if the business is doing okay…
it doesn’t feel like it.

That constant uncertainty wears on you.

Clarity takes a lot of that weight off.

09/30/2026

Real Talk – You can’t trust your decisions if you don’t trust your numbers

You can’t make confident decisions in your business
if you don’t trust your numbers.

And if your books aren’t accurate or up to date…
you won’t trust them.

So you hesitate.

Or you guess.

“Can I hire?”
“Can I spend this?”
“Are we actually doing okay?”

When the numbers aren’t clear, everything feels like a risk.

That’s where a lot of businesses get stuck.

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Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

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