Portland Runs on Small Businesses.
We Help Keep Them Running.
Portland has always been a city built by independent operators — contractors who launch their own firms after years working for someone else, restaurant owners who turned a food cart into a brick-and-mortar, healthcare practitioner who opened their first solo practice.
What these businesses have in common – besides a dream and desire to serve – is the constant pressure of doing everything themselves, including managing their own finances.
At Sunshine Business Solutions, we specialize in taking the back-office burden off Portland small business owners’ plates,setting up smart systems to prioritize cashflow, and providing relevant information to help new and small business owners figure out what elements are important to help them grow.
I’m Sunshine King — a certified bookkeeper, QuickBooks ProAdvisor, and BBB-accredited business owner with more than a decade of experience supporting businesses across construction, skilled trades, medical services, professional services, retail, and service-based industries. My goal isn’t just to keep your books clean. It’s to give you the financial clarity and operational systems that let you actually run your business — instead of being buried by it.
Portland small businesses don’t need a one-size-fits-all bookkeeping service. They need someone who understands the complexity of running a business in a dynamic, competitive market — and who can grow alongside them as their needs evolve. That’s exactly what Sunshine Business Solutions delivers.
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Services for Portland Business Owners
We provide a comprehensive suite of back-office services designed to handle the financial and operational complexity that comes with running a business in Portland. Whether you need foundational bookkeeping, support with payroll, help building HR infrastructure, or all three, we have the depth to support you.
Bookkeeping Services
Our bookkeeping services are built around accuracy, consistency, and transparency. We don't just categorize transactions — we build a financial picture of your business that you can actually use.
- Monthly bank and credit card reconciliations across all your accounts
- Detailed transaction categorization aligned with tax and reporting standards
- Monthly financial statements — Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
- General ledger maintenance and ongoing cleanup
- Year-end preparation and coordination with your CPA or tax preparer
- QuickBooks Online and Xero management
Payroll Services With 1099 Support
Running payroll is one of the most time-sensitive tasks a business owner faces — and one of the costliest to get wrong. We provide reliable payroll support for Portland businesses with up to 20 employees, including direct deposits, tax withholdings, filings, and year-end reporting. You won't miss another deadline or wonder if someone got paid correctly.
HR Management & Consulting
As your Portland business grows and you start building a team, HR compliance becomes critical. We help you build the right foundation: employee handbooks, onboarding workflows, and policy frameworks for time off, breaks, and workplace expectations. We serve as your behind-the-scenes HR partner — making sure you're set up correctly and staying compliant as Portland's workforce laws and regulations evolve.
Industries We Serve in Portland
Portland’s economy is genuinely diverse — and the bookkeeping needs of a Southeast Portland general contractor look very different from those of a Pearl District creative agency or a Northeast Portland medical clinic. We have direct experience across the industries that drive Portland’s small business economy:
Each industry comes with its own financial quirks — job costing for contractors, insurance billing considerations for healthcare, grant tracking for nonprofits. We understand these nuances and apply them to how we manage your books.
Why Portland Business Owners Choose Sunshine Business Solutions
There’s no shortage of bookkeeping options in Portland. However, what sets us apart is the combination of genuine expertise, a full-service offering, and a working style built around communication and responsiveness.
- Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and experienced Xero user
- BBB-accredited with a strong local and national reputation
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with small businesses across diverse industries
- Full back-office capability — bookkeeping, payroll, and HR under one roof
- Secure client portal for document sharing, messaging, and task tracking
- Remote-first, but built for the Portland market
We also offer a Startup & Side Hustle package for new Portland businesses that need to get their books set up correctly from the beginning — including QuickBooks Online account creation, a customized chart of accounts, and a one-hour personalized training session.c
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Most of our work is remote, which means you get expert support without scheduling around office hours or geography. However, if in All communication, document sharing, and reporting happens through a secure client portal — making it easy to collaborate from anywhere in Portland or across the country.
We work with both QuickBooks Online and Xero — the two leading platforms for small business accounting. As a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, we can also help set up new QBO accounts or clean up existing ones.
That depends on how far behind you are and the volume of transactions — but we've helped Portland businesses get current from months or even years behind. We offer a dedicated Clean Up & Catch Up service for exactly this situation. Once we assess your current state, we'll give you a clear timeline and fixed quote.
Absolutely — and we encourage it. We handle the monthly bookkeeping and financial reporting; your CPA or tax preparer handles your tax filings. We'll deliver clean, organized books and year-end documentation that makes their job straightforward and minimizes your tax prep costs.
Our monthly bookkeeping packages start at $200/month for businesses with up to 150 transactions. Pricing scales based on transaction volume and service complexity. We also offer a one-time Startup & Side Hustle setup package starting at $600.
Every engagement starts with a free consultation so we can give you an accurate, custom quote.