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Im excited to officially launch Balanced by Ash on Contra!!!
I’m building my freelance bookkeeping business with a focus on helping small businesses keep their financial records organized and up to date.
I’m QuickBooks Online certified and currently building hands-on experience with Transaction categorization, Accounts payable & receivable, Bank reconciliations, invoicing and payments, financial reporting.
I’m looking forward to connecting with small businesses and growing Balanced by Ash one client at a time.
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Building Balanced by Ash one client, one reconciliation, and one set of books at a time.
I'm a QuickBooks-trained bookkeeper focused on helping small businesses keep their records organized, accurate, and up to date.
I'm continuing to build my freelance bookeeping experience through hands-on practice with
-QuickBooks Online
-Bank and account reconciliations
-Accounts payable & receivable
-invoicing nd transaction tracking
-Financial reporting
-Balance sheet review
-Bookkeeping cleanup and error correction
I'm especially interested in working with small busienss that need reliable bookkeeping support without making things more complicated than they need to be.
Top 1% on Contra. 🎉
A little milestone, but a reminder that showing up and doing good work consistently actually pays off.
If you're just starting out and wondering if it's worth it: it is. Keep going.
Thanks to all my clients and everyone here who's been so supportive.
That's Legendary bro congrats 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I spent the last few days on the @Lovable challenge, and I picked a business I think about every tax season: the one-person tax office.
Mine is called Hartwell Tax & Bookkeeping, in Montclair, NJ. Claire Hartwell runs it alone. No front desk, no assistant, and two crazy rushes a year. Her real problem isn't the taxes. It's everything around them: phone tag just to set a time, clients who show up without half their documents, and no-shows that leave an hour she never gets back.
So I built her a system where a client can go from "can I book with you?" to "you're booked" in about two minutes, at 10 p.m., without calling anyone. They see real open times, pick in person or video, and answer a few quick questions that tell them exactly what to bring.
After that, Claire doesn't chase anyone. The confirmation, calendar invite and video link go out on their own. So do the reminders about missing documents, the offer to move to a later time if someone isn't ready, the message to the waitlist when a slot opens, and the nudge when someone starts booking and doesn't finish. She opens one screen in the morning and only sees what actually needs her.
You can also try it yourself. Test with your own email and the real emails will land in your inbox: https://hartwell-tax-bookkeeping.lovable.app
To see owner's side visit here.
There's a built-in demo mode that fills her week with sample clients in every stage, and a phone preview that shows every email exactly as the client gets it.
Built entirely in Lovable. #lovablechallenge
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