Patricia Olson

Owner, SB Accounting Solutions

Email: bookkeeper@smallbusinessaccounting.com

SB Accounting Solutions owner Patricia Olson comes by her entrepreneurial spirit honestly. Her father owned and operated his own business as a Pest Control Operator. Her mother, though originally a homemaker, started her own business as a Real Estate/Owner Broker with 13 agents underneath her.

Patricia herself first embarked on the path to financial independence with a newspaper route at the age of nine. When she was seventeen, she started her own business making stained-glass windows. She always handled all her company’s business operations and accounting herself.

Patricia received an undergraduate degree at Napa Valley College and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Textile Design at Philadelphia Textiles and Science. While attending college she worked as a waitress and bookkeeper. It was at one of these jobs that a CPA discovered her talent for financial organization and began mentoring her. With his assistance, she gained a broad-based understanding of Profit and Loss Statements and Balance Sheets. She moved from bookkeeping to Accounting, where she reported directly to the company’s president, vice-president, and head of sales.

Patricia’s artistic side reasserted itself in the 1990s, when she started her own hand-painted textile company in San Francisco. Her fabrics were displayed at the Design Center, and her hand-painted garments were sold at Macy’s. Despite her success, however, she felt a need for greater intellectual stimulation. She also began to recognize that creativity is not restricted to the arts. Finding ethical solutions to financial problems is a skill and an art. Unraveling numbers to reveal the best options for business owners requires considerable creativity. By starting her own bookkeeping business in the year 2000, Patricia was able to make use of all her talents.

In the course of running SB Accounting Solutions, Patricia has become involved with various organizations. A former Vice President of NAWBO, she is now a delegate to the Board. She serves on the Small Business Advisory Council for the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. She also serves as Secretary for Small Business Network and works with Small Business California to address the issue of health care for small business owners.

 In her free time, Patricia enjoys Bikram yoga, meditation, reading, and gourmet cooking.