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Lean accounting for owner-operators
An offline-first accounting app for small businesses that want clean, tax-ready books without paying for software packed with tools they will never use.
Steward · accounting product in development
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Home gives a small business a quick read on cash, open work, and what needs attention.
Problem
Small businesses are often pushed toward a choice between fragile spreadsheets and accounting suites built for much larger teams.
What we built
- A desktop app that works without internet, keeps your books on your computer, lets you switch between companies, and uses familiar checkbook-style screens
- A simple list of accounts, a small review inbox for bank transactions, alerts when your books need attention, and reports based on either cash or accrual accounting
- Everyday money-in and money-out tools: create invoices, track bills, pay vendors, and keep customer and vendor contacts in one place
- Helpful tools for the work that often gets complicated: simple payroll, sales tax tracking, 1099 reporting, job-level profit and loss, and check printing
- Practical tools: search across the company and export a CPA-ready package of your books
- A Pro tier for online backup, receipt scanning, bank feeds, a mobile companion, bookkeeper access, and AI assistance
Outcome
Steward is being shaped around a smaller promise: make the weekly bookkeeping loop understandable, affordable, and easy to own. Features are intentionally chosen to keep the process understandable while still offering modern convenience when it adds real value.
Technical details
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