Simple Numbers for
Small Business

Straightforward bookkeeping guidance for small business owners who want clear numbers, better decisions, and less financial stress.

This blog covers bookkeeping basics, bookkeeping services, and cash flow clarity to help small businesses stay organized and confident in their numbers.

Simple Numbers for Small Business is a bookkeeping focused blog created to help small business owners understand their numbers without confusion or overwhelm. The articles here break down bookkeeping concepts in plain language so you can stay organized, maintain financial clarity, and make informed decisions as your business grows.

Bookkeeping Topics for Small Business Owners

This blog focuses on the most common bookkeeping questions and challenges small business owners face, from understanding the basics to knowing when to get professional support and how bookkeeping affects cash flow.

Bookkeeping Basics

Learn the fundamentals of small business bookkeeping, including what bookkeeping is, how it works, and why consistent bookkeeping matters.

Bookkeeping Services and Support

Explore articles that explain bookkeeping services, clean up support, setup services, and how professional bookkeeping helps small businesses save time and reduce stress.

Cash Flow and Financial Clarity

Understand how bookkeeping supports cash flow visibility, financial clarity, and better decision making for small businesses.

Simple Numbers for Small Business

Routine Bookkeeping Tasks for Clear Numbers (Without the Catch-Up Panic)

Routine Bookkeeping Tasks for Clear Numbers (Without the Catch-Up Panic)

Routine Bookkeeping Tasks for Clear Numbers (Without the Catch-Up Panic)Robyn LeBreton

Routine bookkeeping tasks weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly for clear numbers, fewer surprises, calmer cash flow, and easier tax time for your shop or store.

How to Choose a Business Bank Account as a Solopreneur or Small Business Owner

How to Choose a Business Bank Account as a Solopreneur or Small Business Owner

How to Choose a Business Bank Account as a Solopreneur or Small Business OwnerRobyn LeBreton

Choosing a business bank account? Compare fees, limits, and features, then set up simple money buckets so bookkeeping stays clean and cash stays clear.

What Business Owners Need to Do Before Tax Season Starts

What Business Owners Need to Do Before Tax Season Starts

What Business Owners Need to Do Before Tax Season StartsRobyn LeBreton

Get your books, reports, 1099s, and documents ready before tax season starts with a simple checklist and quick wins for shop owners and sellers.

How Bookkeeping Helps Small Businesses Understand Cash Flow and Plan Ahead

How Bookkeeping Helps Small Businesses Understand Cash Flow and Plan Ahead

How Bookkeeping Helps Small Businesses Understand Cash Flow and Plan AheadRobyn LeBreton

Learn how bookkeeping supports cash flow clarity and planning for small businesses.

About the Author

Simple Numbers for Small Business is written by Robyn, the founder and owner of Balanced Path Financial, a bookkeeping firm that supports small business owners with organized, accurate, and practical financial systems.

Robyn works with small businesses, retailers, and online sellers who want their books to reflect how their business actually runs. Her approach focuses on clean bookkeeping, thoughtful setup, and steady cash flow support so business owners can understand their numbers and use them as a tool rather than a source of stress.

Before founding Balanced Path Financial, Robyn served in the Navy in information technology roles that required accuracy, problem solving, and calm decision making under pressure. She later moved into risk focused work, where she learned how to use financial data to tell a story, forecast income, identify potential issues, and plan ahead with confidence. That background shapes the way she approaches bookkeeping today, with structure, clarity, and attention to detail.

Robyn also has deep ties to creative and retail communities. Through personal experience as a maker and long standing involvement with shop owners and creative businesses, she understands the realities of running a small business built on skill, passion, and community. Balanced Path Financial was created to be a true partner for those business owners, offering judgment free support and clear financial guidance.

Through this blog, Robyn shares straightforward bookkeeping education, answers common small business finance questions, and explains how organized bookkeeping supports calm, intentional growth.

Balanced Path Financial provides small business bookkeeping services across New England and nationwide through secure, remote support.

Common Bookkeeping Questions

What is small business bookkeeping?

Small business bookkeeping is the process of tracking income, expenses, and financial activity so business owners can understand how their business is performing.

Who is this blog for?

This blog is for small business owners, retailers, and online sellers who want simple explanations and reliable bookkeeping guidance.

Does this blog replace professional bookkeeping?

This blog provides education and clarity, but professional bookkeeping support is often needed for ongoing accuracy and consistency.

Simple Numbers for Small Business is published by Balanced Path Financial, providing small business bookkeeping services across New England and nationwide.

Balanced Path Financial was started with a simple belief: when your books are organized and your numbers actually make sense, it’s a whole lot easier to focus on growing the business you really want.

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