Learn about Belle Vie Books

Nerdin’ up about cash flow, balance sheets and P&L statements since college!

Belle Vie Books makes your business ownership fun! It’s actually in the name. In French, this means THE GOOD LIFE – it encompasses the FUN in life, the EASINESS of life and the RELAXING aspect of life that is found only when things go smoothly. Let’s face it, when things at work are disorganized and unkept, your calm and serenity found at home on your couch with a beer and the Monday Night Football game is tainted. More time is spent managing books than working your craft. This is truly what we live for. We are so honored and humbled to partner with you on your journey to a set of books that YOU are proud of! Belle Vie Books was founded thanks to a desire of our founder’s to help others and work in a career conducive to his family lifestyle. After years of experience looking at historical financials, forecasting, studying business trends and analyzing cash sinkholes, we are genuinely excited to put YOU back in a position where YOU can reap the benefits of your business. Let’s get to a point where you can enjoy la Belle Vie – aka the good life!



Read about our team below:

Shawn Kontrec

I grew up in the provinces of France, about 5.5 hours Southeast of Paris. I moved to my second home, Minnesota, in 2015 thanks to my bi-national family (a gift precious to so many who can’t get US citizenship and which I do not take for granted!) and have been here since. I love it here and don’t plan on moving back. I studied finance in college and then worked in corporate real estate for a few years before transitioning to banking in a credit analyst role where I dug into small business financials – my heart and soul. I met my wife, Karen, who is fine with the jokes by the way, and made the best decision of my life – to propose to her – in January 2022. We have been married since August of 2022 and living life to the fullest. Feel free to reach out to chat about how my team can help!
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