Meet Michele Craig

CPA, CMA, BookSmarts Founder

“For a small business owner, taking care of the books doesn’t have to be difficult…or scary. I love simplifying a business owner’s life by taking away the mystery behind their accounting software…and showing owners, and their bookkeepers, simple bookkeeping techniques for recording income, tracking expenses and making government remittances.”

Whether you love working with numbers or dread it, Michele offers expert, personalized  accounting software setup and training using Quickbooks™ products to help you better manage your business finances. Working at your pace, with your technology, she walks you through each step, using simple language that relates directly to your business.

You’ll learn faster while saving time and money on your business’s bookkeeping. All BookSmarts training packages include a customized User Guide and free ongoing support.

Have a team that needs to be brought up to speed on accounting software? Michele’s Group Training and presentations for QuickBooks™ users are informative and effective. Her Consulting Services provide you with Hourly Consulting on an as-needed basis, or an affordable Bookkeeping Check-up.

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More than a professional accountant

A self-professed ‘accounting geek’, Michele is a CPA, CMA with over 30 years’ experience implementing and managing accounting systems. She is a certified trainer for adults and is an Elite member of the QuickBooks™ ProAdvisor program.

Clients love Michele’s friendly approach, patience and plain talk about the best choices for accounting software for their business. Whether they’ve got a startup business, want to convert from Excel or another accounting software, or just want to get more from the accounting software they have, Michele creates solutions customized to fit each business and its needs.

“I know that setting up an accounting system or learning new software can feel daunting,” says Michele. “My approach to training is relaxed to allow learning to happen and is always specific to the business, which feels more familiar to the learner. It’s so efficient to learn as they’re doing their books for real in a guided setting – and it feels so good for the learner to catch up on needed work – their relief is evident!”

Michele lives in Barrie, ON with her husband Dave. They have two grown sons.  Michele loves cooking and eating good food, going on outdoor adventures, and spending time with family and friends.

Michele offers accounting software setup and training, group training and consulting services for small businesses in Central Ontario that use Quickbooks™ products or add-ons.