About US
After meeting countless small business owners who were often confused with the finance side of things, The Small Business Accounting Solution was launched to serve their needs. Founder Nicole Odeh loved taxes and had been a Certified QuickBooks® ProAdvisor for many years and wanted to put her love and knowledge to work doing something she was passionate about. She recruited her husband Ted to bring his CIO and HR experience to the party and so began TSBAS. Add a few friends and former co-workers and you've got the makings of great team.
Nicole Odeh
I love helping my clients understand their numbers! Most people do not go into business or pick a job to become an accountant: their passion is something else. My passion is helping them understand the financial side of what they love to do. I am in a unique position to help my clients look at their past, understand their present, and plan for their future. Many people think being an accountant is boring and that I just work with numbers all day, but I disagree. I get to meet many different types of people in many different areas of life and get a glimpse of all that is possible for them.
So how did I get here?
A little sense of entrepreneurship may have always been inside me. As a child, my father ran a small hobby shop in our town. If I remember correctly, my eighth-grade teacher predicted that I would own and operate a combination roller skating-coffee shop.
I started my college education as a marine science major, then made the switch to get a degree in psychology. After a rewarding experience of working with developmentally disabled adults, I needed a break and worked as a nanny for a summer. I loved the family with which I worked, and they invited me to move to Manhattan with them to train as a bookkeeper for the mother’s computer consulting business during the day and to watch the girls at night.
I found my passion and returned to school for accounting. I began in the corporate world, but started to change my mindset after paying more than $400 for a simple tax return with a franchise company. That much for some impersonal service surrounding a few W2s? I thought I could do better, so started branching out on my own. Then after 10 years in that corporate world, I made the leap to take my part-time business full-time, and have not looked back!
When I’m not working diligently for my clients, I enjoy spending time with my husband and business partner, Ted, and our son Mason. I am avid reader of most anything fiction and enjoy zoning out with a pint of ice cream and a good movie
So how did I get here?
A little sense of entrepreneurship may have always been inside me. As a child, my father ran a small hobby shop in our town. If I remember correctly, my eighth-grade teacher predicted that I would own and operate a combination roller skating-coffee shop.
I started my college education as a marine science major, then made the switch to get a degree in psychology. After a rewarding experience of working with developmentally disabled adults, I needed a break and worked as a nanny for a summer. I loved the family with which I worked, and they invited me to move to Manhattan with them to train as a bookkeeper for the mother’s computer consulting business during the day and to watch the girls at night.
I found my passion and returned to school for accounting. I began in the corporate world, but started to change my mindset after paying more than $400 for a simple tax return with a franchise company. That much for some impersonal service surrounding a few W2s? I thought I could do better, so started branching out on my own. Then after 10 years in that corporate world, I made the leap to take my part-time business full-time, and have not looked back!
When I’m not working diligently for my clients, I enjoy spending time with my husband and business partner, Ted, and our son Mason. I am avid reader of most anything fiction and enjoy zoning out with a pint of ice cream and a good movie
Josh Bousquet
Josh has been with TSBAS since 2014. He specializes in much of the behind-the-scenes work, with a passion for quietly ensuring that our clients will have quick answers to any questions they have. He came to the team after spending almost 15 years in sports journalism, so be sure to check out many of his blog posts on our site. Outside of work, he is married with two kids and can often be found with a book, paddle or walking stick in his hand