The City of Trees and PhDs
Claremont is defined by two things: the seven Claremont Colleges, with thousands of students and faculty, and the Village — a walkable downtown of street-front boutiques, galleries, cafés, and offices. It's an educated, entrepreneurial place that spins off independent shops, restaurants, and professional and advisory firms. Owners here care that things are done right; their books should reflect that standard.
What I do for local businesses
What I see in local books
The Village's shops, galleries, and restaurants run on card and POS systems — Square, Clover, Stripe — which means clearing accounts most bookkeepers never reconcile, quietly hiding fees and refunds. Reconciling those to zero every month is my sharpest case →
The consultants, advisory firms, and solo professionals have the other classic issue: business and personal expenses tangled together, and reporting nobody outside the owner can read. Clean monthly bookkeeping fixes that →
Independent businesses, books that hold up to scrutiny.
Most monthly engagements run $225–$900/month · one-time books review $275–$800 by business size (credits in full toward your first month) · the 15-minute call ends with a real number, not "it depends."
"He cleaned up our books, he helped us to update all the mess our prior bookkeeper left and helped us get everything YTD. Mike is amazing to work with, so easy and responsive to all our needs."
FAQ
I run a shop or restaurant in the Village — do you handle POS/Square?
It's a specialty. Every payment platform gets its clearing account reconciled to zero monthly, so fees, refunds, and in-transit deposits never pile up unseen.
I'm a consultant or solo professional — is that your kind of client?
Very much so. Most of my clients are owner-operated; clean business/personal separation and readable monthly reporting is the core of what I do.
What does it cost?
Most monthly engagements run $225–$900/month depending on volume and accounts. The free 15-minute call ends with a real number.
Industries I focus on: restaurants · contractors · retail & e-commerce · salons
Looking for a bookkeeper in Claremont you can actually trust?
Fifteen minutes settles it. No pitch — sometimes the answer is "you're fine." Either way, you stop wondering.
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