Calm books. Happy humans.
Here's what my happy clients say after working with me — after they stop worrying about bookkeeping and start running their businesses.
The Result
SWAT Team for Finances
"Simplify Your Books is AMAZING, pure and simple. As a busy business owner, always putting my clients' needs first, I found that following up on my own daily, weekly and monthly accounting was constantly being put on the back burner with the thought that "I'll get to it when I have time". Stephanie came in like a SWAT team and turned that around. She set me up in QuickBooks Online, taught me to use it and meets with me monthly to go over the Profit & Loss reports. I am able to make better business decisions at any given time, purely because of her impact on the efficiency of my company. I would recommend Stephanie Kennedy and her team to any owner/ entrepreneur who wants to grow their business and take it to the next level!"
Cheryl— Real Estate Agent
The Experience
Empowered & Profitable
"Before I met Stephanie, my version of bookkeeping was inconsistent note taking and blind faith that I was going to make enough money each month to cover my bills. Stephanie motivated me to streamline my inefficient techniques, organize my expenses and generally take my finances more seriously. Now that I am set up with Quickbooks, I feel like an empowered business owner who's making a real and tangible profit. Stephanie has made the daunting task of organizing my finances a simple pleasure. She's open to using the tools that I'm most familiar with. In other words, she's nudged me towards positive change without pushing me out of my comfort zone. I am grateful for her help."
Rebecca— Rebecca Pollock Designs
The Partnership
An Extension of the Team
"Stephanie and the Simplify Your Books team have been an incredible partner to my growing business. Stephanie is calm, collected, and communicative — but don't let her kindness fool you, she's also whip-smart and strategic. She takes the time to truly understand your desired end result, then comes up with multiple paths to get there, all grounded in a deep understanding of what makes your business unique. Having worked with both in-house accounting teams and outsourced bookkeepers for almost 20 years, I can say Stephanie and her team feel like a true extension of our own team while being exactly the right fit, price-wise, for a small and growing business like mine. I recommend them without hesitation."
Erica— The Event Guild
The Result
Weeks of Tax Prep → One Hour
"Stephanie has been great for our business. She has helped us save money by tracking where all of our money was going. All of the systems we had before seemed very complicated and she brought everything together and made it very simple to understand our finances. She has always been very patient when teaching new things to us, even though we understand nothing about computers. Before Stephanie helped organize our finances for our business, we would spend weeks organizing and figuring everything out for taxes. Now we spend an hour getting it all ready because she has made it very simple to find what we need. I would highly recommend her and her team!"
Teresa— Farm Owner
The Transformation
Built From Scratch in Months
"Stephanie was referred to me by my tax accountant a few years ago and she setup my part-time business for auto restoration. I came to her at the beginning of 2026 with a much larger task: set up my bookkeeping for a new business in a very short time window to run sales for a European technology company. We started at the end of January and in a few short months have built out a complete solution for banking, accounting, invoicing, payroll, 1099 employees and retirement. Could not have done it without her help and advice as we set up this new company from scratch. Now I get my P&L statements and know where we are at monthly and will be able to grow with confidence."
Dave— PDFix-US
The Experience
Plain English, Real Personality
"After being in business for myself for 4 years full-time, the writing was on the wall: my bookkeeping skills just weren't cutting it, and I always held my breath as I reconciled QuickBooks each month. I thought that bringing on a bookkeeper was going to be a lengthy and expensive process, so I kept doing everything myself. When I was introduced to Stephanie and had a consultant call with her, I realized (a) she'd set-up my QuickBooks Online account for me with minimal headaches (b) she could help me on a monthly basis without it breaking the bank (c) there is such a thing as a finance person who can speak in layman's terms without being condescending (and have a nice personality to boot!). I already know that Stephanie was one of my best hiring decisions."
Michelle— Business Coach
The Impact
Ready Before Opening Day
"I am a new small business owner who created a start-up retail business this past year. One of the best decisions I made as a business owner was hiring Stephanie with Simplify Your Books. I know my industry inside and out, but keeping the books, handling payroll, and even payroll taxes was completely foreign to me. Bringing Stephanie on before we even opened our doors allowed me to focus on marketing my business, working with my employees and doing what I do best. Meanwhile, Stephanie set up our entire company, payroll, tax reminders, monthly reconciliation and overall made sure all our profits and expenses were taken care of in the most effective way. Without Simplify Your Books, my business would be a daily struggle to keep up with. Thank you Stephanie for bringing me peace of mind and allowing me the time I need to focus on growing my business."
Allison— Pottery Shop
The Change
Chaos to Order
"Finding Stephanie has been a true Godsend. She has truly simplified our life and our business. She is a true professional dedicated to helping all of us that are overwhelmed by senseless paperwork, crazy bookkeeping and general disorganization. We have gone from messy to neat, from chaos to order and from ignorance to understanding. How simple she has made it!! We would recommend Stephanie to anyone who seeks a simpler business and personal bookkeeping life. Thank you Stephanie for all you do for us! And such a pleasure to do business with you."
Greg & Lori— Pleasant Valley Center
The Solution
Payroll Lifesaver
"Stephanie's expertise is what a very busy contractor needs to stay on track. I could not run my business efficiently without the help of Stephanie and Simplify Your Books. My wife and I tried taking care of monthly payroll taxes ourselves but found it too time consuming and frustrating. Stephanie's monthly payroll service is a lifesaver for us! Also, when we need help with our QuickBooks, she always responds to our needs very quickly and efficiently."
Rick— Buildmark Remodeling & Construction Inc
The Outcome
Mess to Smooth Operation
"Simplify Your Books has been an invaluable resource to both myself and my husband's company for many years now! Prior to her stepping in we were both an unorganized mess operating at a high level of business with no good accounting structure. She streamlined payroll and the monthly reconcile for my accountant. Stephanie quickly took over and put systems into place, trained my employees and we are now a smoother operation. Thanks so much Stephanie!!"
Trish & Richard— Real Estate Agent
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