Business Division

Mission:
To provide the expertise needed to fulfill key roles within your company in an efficient and professional manner whether on a single project or as a long-term engagement. We serve businesses whose focus is strategic growth and development of a quality organization with specialties in:

We excel at problem solving and establishing internal controls and procedures to resolve unusual issues that may arise. We can help guide your company through any crisis, put systems in place and train your staff to help protect your company from future difficulties. We will work with you to setup your accounting records, accounting policies, procedures and whatever specific accounting needs you might have. We will also work to ensure your internal accounting team is properly trained to implement these procedures on your accounting software.

The construction industry has unique challenges and we have an exceptional understanding of these challenges including:

• Construction Financial Reporting
• Job and Project Costing
• Work in Process
• AIA and Military Billing

Through our partner, Nerd Nest Media we can provide Web and Technical Support:

• Web Design & Development
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Analytics
• Web Consulting

Our Team:

Gail Bendert 

Gail Bendert is President and founder of SBRG, Inc., with over 35 years in the accounting and finance industries. Prior to launching SBRG, Gail was the Senior Financial Director for a privately held company with business entities in Switzerland, Germany and the United States. In 2013 the company was sold. After seeing her team through the transition to the new management, Gail set out to build SBRG.

Gail studied mathematics at Lawrence Technological University in Michigan and accounting at North Central College in Illinois.

Some career accomplishments and experience:

• CFO/ Controllership with multi-million dollar, multiple currency, and multi-national closely held companies.
• Accounting consultant specializing in moving companies from crisis management to GAAP compliant businesses.
• Construction accounting with general and specialty contractors doing both private and public projects, as well as home builders and subcontractors
• Public accounting and tax preparation as an Enrolled Agent.
• Certified trainer for QuickBooks and Accpac accounting programs

Family and friendship are the two most important things in Gail’s personal life. Gail feels blessed to have her three amazing sons and daughters-in-law, her wonderful grandchildren, her extended family and friends (many of whom are SBRG clients) and her rescue dogs.

“Caring personal relationships are vital to me.
Whether it’s with my family, friends or clients, I value honesty, integrity and kindness and apply these core values to all areas of my life.”

Terrie Marsh

Senior Bookkeeper at SBRG, Terrie provides bookkeeping services for SBRG in the greater Portland area.  She earned her associates degree in accounting at Valencia College in Orlando, Florida.  Terrie has over 20 years of practical business experience in several different industries.
She is focused on helping businesses see how important it is to maintain an accurate and updated set of books.  She believes strongly in continuing education and keeping up on the latest trends.  Her background experience is, and has always been, customer service oriented.  As every client is unique and will have a different set of circumstance, she believes in being flexible and identifying needs that may be specific to each of her clients.

Terrie serves on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Directors as Event Coordinator for the All Stars Accounting Professionals. Her hobbies include refinishing and re-purposing furniture, crafting, and enjoying the outdoors.

Madison Roberts

Madison provides bookkeeping services for SBRG. She is a graduate of Portland Community College. She has earned an associate degree as well as certificates in accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks. She strongly believes in the small business community and is happy to provide bookkeeping services to SBRG clientele.

Madison has always considered the Pacific Northwest her home and has recently relocated to the Portland area. She spends her time reading, exploring with her dog, and growing her accounting career.

Breanne Smith 

Breanne Smith is the owner and web developer for Nerd Nest Media, which is a web design and development company that focuses their attention on small businesses in need of bringing their name to the forefront of their industry.

Since Nerd Nest Media primarily works with small businesses, they are focused on saving their clients money by using content management systems, such as WordPress, to reduce the cost of website design and development. This puts the power of managing a brand into their client’s own hands! These content management systems provide an easy to learn, friendly interface that allows for content to be added, updated or removed with as much skill as it takes to draft an email!

At Nerd Nest Media, they take pride in their work! They manage every project from start to finish in-house, with no outsourcing. This results in projects that are done right the first time, on time – with no headaches! This also reduces costs associated with development. Those savings are passed onto the client, further adding to the value of working with them.

In her free time, Breanne loves to sew and learn new crafting skills.  She also enjoys going hiking and spending time with her husband and dog.

Nerd Nest Media helps small businesses create and improve upon their web presence and brand by offering affordable custom media solutions with an on-trend competitive edge.