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Get your finances out of the shoebox and into a system you can actually manage.

A done-with-you bookkeeping setup and training package for Canadian service businesses. Set it up right once, then run it yourself with confidence.

Built in Calgary for early-stage Canadian businesses
Bookkeeping · This monthUp to date
Income$4,820
Expenses$2,140
GST set aside$241
Transactions categorized
Receipts attached
Accounts reconciled
DIY + SUPPORTED
Own your booksSetup · Training · 30-day support
Does this sound familiar?

Right now, your books feel like a pile you keep avoiding.

Most owners aren't making big financial mistakes. They just never had a system set up properly. Here's what that feels like day to day.

01

Stress & confusion

Receipts everywhere, no system, an accountant asking questions you don't understand.

02

Fear of mistakes

Worried you got something wrong with GST, taxes, or categories. Everything feels risky.

03

No structure

Your financial documents live in your inbox, your car, a junk drawer, and a "Later" folder.

04

Overwhelm

You're working in your business, not on it. Bookkeeping keeps getting pushed aside.

Small business owner working through their finances
Who this is for

You want to run your own books, done properly from the start.

This package is built for Canadian service-based business owners in their first one to three years. You're past the "is this even real" stage and into steady work, but the money side never got set up properly. You don't want to hand your books off forever. You want to understand them, keep them tidy in a couple of hours a month, and trust that your numbers are right.

WhoService businesses StageYear 1 to 3 WhereAcross Canada GoalDIY, done right

This is for you if

  • You run a service business, consulting, trades, wellness, creative, coaching, and handle your own admin.
  • You're in your first one to three years and want to build good habits before things get messy.
  • You'd rather learn the right system once than keep guessing every month.
  • You want GST/HST and transaction categories handled properly from day one.
  • You want financial independence, not another bill to outsource forever.

This probably isn't for you if

  • You'd rather someone else do your books every month. That's a bookkeeper, not this package.
  • You have years of tangled records that need a full cleanup before anything else.
  • You run a large or product-heavy business with complex inventory.
  • You're not willing to spend an hour or two a month keeping it current.
What's included

Everything you need, set up once and built to last.

A clear, itemized setup. No mystery, no accountant-speak, nothing you have to figure out alone.

DIY Bookkeeping Setup & TrainingItemized
QuickBooks Online setup or reviewincluded
A customized chart of accounts for your businessincluded
Bank and credit-card connectionsincluded
A simple receipt-management systemincluded
Your weekly and monthly bookkeeping workflowincluded
GST/HST guidance for your situationincluded
A one-on-one training session walking you through itincluded
30 days of support while you get comfortableincluded
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How it works

Three steps from shoebox to system.

01

Book your setup call

We talk through your business, where your books stand today, and exactly what you need to get sorted.

02

We set up your system

Your QuickBooks, chart of accounts, connections, and receipt process, configured properly and tailored to how you actually work.

03

You learn it and own it

A one-on-one training session shows you how to run it yourself, plus 30 days of support for any questions along the way.

Before & after

You're not buying setup. You're buying control.

Here's the shift, line by line, from the pile you avoid to a system you can actually keep up with.

Before
  • Receipts scattered across email, paper, and the car
  • Guessing whether transactions are categorized right
  • No routine, so the books fall months behind
  • Dreading GST and tax time
  • No idea what the numbers are actually telling you
After your setup
  • A properly configured bookkeeping system
  • A clear process for receipts and documents
  • Confidence categorizing everyday transactions
  • A repeatable weekly and monthly routine
  • A real understanding of what your numbers mean

Financial control and independence, not another thing to outsource.

In their words

What it looks like on the other side.

I went from six months behind and receipts everywhere to a clean system I actually understand. Now I keep up with my books in an hour a week, and I finally know where my money's going.

SBClient nameService business owner, Calgary

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Irina Jiltsova, founder of Financial Paradigm
FounderIrina Jiltsova
Meet the founder

I build better systems for growing businesses.

I'm Irina Jiltsova, an operations and financial systems professional who helps businesses replace messy processes with practical systems that actually work.

My work goes well beyond bookkeeping. I look at organizations as connected systems, where finances, workflows, people, and technology all affect each other. I created the DIY Bookkeeping Setup & Training Package because small businesses deserve strong financial systems before the shoebox becomes a crisis.

Operational EfficiencyFinancial SystemsProcess ImprovementSOP DevelopmentTechnology EnablementAI-Enabled Operations
Common questions

Still wondering if this is right for you?

I'm not a numbers person. Can I really do my own books?
Yes. The whole point is to remove the guesswork. Your system is set up for you, and the training walks you through it step by step, in plain language, so you're never staring at a blank screen wondering what to do.
Do I need to know accounting software already?
No. We set up QuickBooks Online for you and show you exactly how to use the parts you actually need. You learn on your own account, with your own numbers.
What software will I be using?
QuickBooks Online. If you already have it, we review and clean up your existing setup rather than starting from scratch.
How long does the setup take?
Most setups are completed within a couple of weeks, depending on the state of your current records and how quickly we can connect your accounts. You'll get a clear timeline on your setup call.
What happens after the 30 days of support?
By then you'll have a system you can run confidently on your own. If you'd like occasional check-ins later, that can be arranged, but there's no obligation and no long-term dependency built in.
I'm not in Calgary. Can we still work together?
Absolutely. The setup and training are done online, so this works for service-based businesses anywhere in Canada.
Ready when you are

Let's get your books out of the shoebox.

One call to figure out what you need. Then a system you own, and the confidence to run it yourself.

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