Your books should tell the truth.
Most small business owners are making decisions based on numbers they can't trust. Thrive Lane Co finds what's breaking your financial system — and fixes it at the source so it doesn't come back.
QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Arizona-based · serving US clients
Loom walkthrough with every delivery
Fixed-price & Retainer engagements only
Secure Client Portal
Most bookkeeping fixes the symptom. We fix the system.
THE PROBLEM
When your books are wrong, the instinct is to clean them up and move on. But if the processes and integrations that caused the problem are still in place, the same errors keep coming back.
Cleanup that doesn't hold
The books get cleaned then drift back to disorder within months. Nobody addressed what caused the mess.
Silent integration errors
Stripe, Bill.com, and Gusto quietly creating duplicate entries or dropping transactions entirely for months.
Reports you can't trust
P&L numbers that feel off but nobody can pinpoint exactly why — so you stop making decisions from them.
What Thrive Lane Co does differently
Every engagement starts with a diagnostic. We identify where the system is breaking down — not just what looks wrong, but what is causing it and in what order to address it.
✔️ We assess the full system before recommending any fix
✔️ Every engagement is fixed price with a defined deliverable
✔️ We fix integrations and workflows, not just transactions
✔️ Every delivery includes a Loom walkthrough of what changed
✔️ Internal QC gate sign-off before anything reaches you
✔️ SOPs and documentation included — not an add-on
WHAT WE DO
Services
Six service types addressing every layer of financial and operational dysfunction. Most engagements start with the diagnostic.
01 — Diagnostic
Full Business Systems Diagnostic
A scored assessment across four categories. Your Fix-It Score, root cause analysis, trigger flags, and a prioritized remediation plan.
Fix-It Score Root cause
From $750 · Fixed price
02 — Remediation
QuickBooks Cleanup & Reconstruction
Full QBO cleanup — categorization, reconciliation, integration fixes, COA correction, and report validation. Loom walkthrough included.
QBOReconciliationIntegrations
From $2,500 · Fixed price
03 — Remediation
Operational Process Remediation
Redesign the AP, AR, invoicing, expense, and month-end close processes producing errors in your books. SOPs and close checklist delivered.
SOPsMonth-end close
From $2,500 · Fixed price
04 — Automation
Systems & Workflow Automation
Connect your financial tools so data moves accurately without manual intervention. Up to 5 workflows built, tested, and monitored for 30 days.
ZapierMakeAutomation
From $3,000 · Fixed price
05 — Controls
Controls & Oversight Design
Build approval structures, financial controls, role clarity, and oversight workflows that keep a clean system clean. Clean books required.
ControlsGovernance
From $2,000 · Fixed price
06 — Retainer
Fractional Controller Support
Monthly oversight — QBO health check, integration monitoring, findings summary, and advisory call. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.
MonthlyMonitoring
From $1,500/month · Month-to-month
FREE ASSESMENT
Find out exactly what's breaking your financial system.
20 questions. 5 minutes. Your Fix-It Score across four categories — with a specific recommendation for what to address first, not a generic contact prompt.
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Do you use your financial reports to make business decisions?
Yes — regularly and with confidence
Sometimes — when I remember to look
Rarely — I don't trust them enough
No — I make decisions based on my bank balance
RESOURCES & TOOLS
DIY your way to cleaner books
Not ready to hire? Every product is built from the same methodology used in our service engagements — packaged for self-guided implementation.
Diagnosis
The Fix-It Score Workbook
PDF Workbook + Scoring Calculator
Self-administer the full Fix-It Score diagnostic. 20 questions, sub-scoring across four categories, trigger flag identification, and a prioritized action plan.
$47 one-time
Maintenance
QBO Health Check Toolkit
Notion Template + PDF Reference
A structured Notion workspace guiding you through a complete QBO health check. Run monthly in under 30 minutes. Seven areas, pass/fail checklists, next steps.
$67 one-time
Systems
The Month-End Close System
Notion Template + PDF Playbook
A complete month-end close system with master checklist, recurring calendar, findings log, and business-type customizations. Two to four hours per close once set up.
$97 one-time
HOW IT WORKS
From quiz to clean books
1
Take the quiz
20 questions score your system across four categories and identify the trigger flags that shape your recommendation.
2
Review your results
Receive your Fix-It Score, sub-scores by category, and a specific next-step recommendation — not a generic form.
3
We scope the work
Fixed price, defined deliverable, clear timeline. No hourly billing, no scope creep, no surprises on delivery day.
4
Delivery + walkthrough
Every engagement delivers the work plus a Loom walkthrough covering what was corrected and what to watch going forward.
"I logged into QBO and genuinely did not know if any of it was real. Now I can look at my P&L and actually use it. That's not something I've been able to say in a long time."
E-commerce business owner · $480K annual revenue · QBO Cleanup engagement
ABOUT
Built from the inside out
Thrive Lane Co exists because I spent years watching small businesses fail at the same points — not from bad decisions, but because their financial systems were giving them bad information and nobody had told them.
My background is in human systems, risk, and failure diagnostics — the analysis of why complex systems break down and what causes failures to compound. That framework, applied to small business financial operations, is what the Fix-It Score methodology is built on.
I work with business owners doing $200K–$2M in revenue who have outgrown the basics and need their financial infrastructure to actually reflect what's happening in their business.
Fixed-price only
Every engagement is scoped, priced, and delivered with a defined outcome. No hourly billing ever.
QC before every delivery
No deliverable reaches you without passing through an internal QC gate. Every single engagement.
Root cause, not surface fixes
We address what caused the problem so it doesn't return after the engagement closes.
GET STARTED
Not sure where to start?
Most clients start with the Fix-It Score quiz. Five minutes. A specific recommendation. No generic contact form response.
Take the Fix-It Score quiz
20 questions scored across four categories. A specific recommendation based on your actual situation. Free, takes five minutes.
Start the quiz
Book a diagnostic engagement
Know you need a professional assessment? Book directly. Fix-It Score report delivered within 5–10 business days.
Book a diagnostic
Read The Systems Letter
Weekly financial systems education for small business owners. What breaks, why it breaks, and how to fix it. Free on Substack.
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Thrive Lane Co
Financial systems remediation for small businesses doing $200K–$2M. Fixed price. Real fixes. Root cause.
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