Tools & Financial Clarity for Small Business Owners
Some things you can fix yourself. Sometimes you need another set of eyes.
Whether you're starting a business, trying to clean up QuickBooks, or wondering what your financials are actually telling you, these tools are designed to help you get clearer about what to do next.
JBS Mint
Practical Guides
for Small Business Owners
Fix your books, understand your numbers, and stop dreading tax season.
The complete, step-by-step system for setting up your business right from day one — covering legal setup, banking, QuickBooks, taxes, and owner pay, plus 5 ready-to-use templates to put it all into action.
- Step-by-step setup for entity, EIN, banking, and licenses — done in the right order
- Full money systems section: QuickBooks, chart of accounts, bookkeeping, and taxes
- Owner compensation explained — how to actually pay yourself by entity type
- 7 expensive mistakes new owners make, and how to avoid every one
- Includes 5 ready-to-use templates: Command Center, expense tracker, deadline tracker, invoice, and proposal
A practical guide to 25+ common QuickBooks Online problems — what may be causing them, what they may be affecting, and the safest next step before you delete, void, or change the wrong thing.
- 25+ common and costly QuickBooks Online problems
- The likely cause of each problem
- What the problem may be affecting in your books
- The safest next step to investigate or correct it
- “Your Next Moves” sections to help you prioritize
A repeatable monthly system for completing your books, understanding what the numbers mean, and deciding what needs your attention next.
- A six-phase process: Collect, Record, Reconcile, Complete, Review, and Decide
- A Monthly Close Tracker so important work doesn't get overlooked
- Plain-language Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reviews
- A Monthly Money Snapshot and decision worksheet
- QuickBooks rules, warning signs, and year-end readiness steps
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Bookkeeper, Accountant & Fractional CFO · JBS Mint
I've spent 20+ years helping small business owners clean up their books, understand their numbers, and build the financial habits that actually stick. Everything in these guides comes from real client work — the same systems and fixes I use every day.