Mastering Your Small Business Finances ~ Money Management, Bookkeeping, Entrepreneurship, Side Hustle, Accounting, Cash Flow, Solopreneur, Strategy, Tax, Virtual Assistant Marketing Mindset QuickBooks

I’ve been getting quite a few messages from business owners saying that they are struggling to create a budget for their business.  Some are just getting their business up and running, and others have been in business for a few years.  Either way, having a budget for your business will allow you to dictate how you want your money coming in and out of your business to flow.  When you don’t have a budget, it is easy to lose track of your numbers or your goals for the year.  I often hear business owners say it is hard to create a budget, or they don’t know where to start.  In today’s podcast episode, I am going to dive into how you can easily create a simple budget for your business and how you can get started.  It doesn’t have to be hard, and it doesn’t need to take a long time when you know what you need to do in the first place.  So, whether you are using a computerized software system like QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, or FreshBooks for your business finances, or if you are doing your bookkeeping manually with an Excel spreadsheet or even a Google Document, knowing how you can create a simple and easy budget for your business will help you stick to your goals and allow you to track exactly how close you are to your original budget numbers.  Whether you are starting a business or side hustle, you’re a self-employed individual, a solopreneur, entrepreneur, mompreneur, freelancer, small business owner, a remote, virtual, online, or in-house bookkeeper or accountant, a virtual assistant or VA, or other professional; you want to take the time to really look at your numbers, create a budget and use your budget as a compass to help guide your finances throughout the year…

Join us in a community built specifically for accountants and high-stress professionals.  You’ll receive support, accountability, and a community that understands what you’re going through. We focus on stress reduction, increasing productivity, time management, goal achievement, health, happiness, and desired lifestyle: 

https://www.financialadventure.com/community

Schedule your Complimentary Stress Audit And Clarity Session, where we’ll work together to create a clear and focused plan and overcome the obstacles that stand in your way so that you can move forward and immediately start enjoying your life with less stress, increased productivity, and more time to spend doing what you love with the people you care about:

https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me

Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant

Ready to set up your business?  I have a program to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/start

Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You’ll have the opportunity to see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session:

https://www.financialadventure.com/intro

Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business:

https://www.financialadventure.com/profit

If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle

Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping:

https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials

Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You:

https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide

Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique

The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sba

Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/adp

QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months:

https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks

Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you:

https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery

Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com

This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.

Have you ever found yourself with a full schedule, only to be asked if you could do a favor for someone?  Maybe it was someone in your family, a friend, your boss, or your child.  It seems like they all need something from you.  Part of you might be thinking that there’s no way you could add one more thing to your plate for the day, but you always find yourself taking on the additional task and figuring out how you can get it done.  I find many of the clients I work with in this exact situation.  You have multiple roles in your life, and you want to ensure you excel in all of them.  While it may appear that doing everything for everyone is the right thing to do, you probably find yourself stressed, burnt out, and most often feeling guilty because you fall short when trying to meet all these obligations.  I have one thing that you can start doing today that will help you start feeling better in these situations and your overall well-being.  Let’s dive in…

Join us in a community built specifically for accountants and high-stress professionals.  You’ll receive support, accountability, and a community that understands what you’re going through. We focus on stress reduction, increasing productivity, time management, goal achievement, health, happiness, and desired lifestyle: 

https://www.financialadventure.com/community

I’m inviting you to sign up for the free private podcast where I do a deeper dive into this topic on the Mastering Your Mindset Moments podcast for high-stress professionals:

https://www.financialadventure.com/private

Schedule your Complimentary Stress Audit and Clarity Session, where we’ll work together to create a clear and focused plan for you to move forward so you’ll immediately start enjoying your life with less stress, increased productivity, and more time to spend doing what you love with the people you care about:

https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me

Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant

Ready to set up your business?  I have a program to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/start

Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You’ll have the opportunity to see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session:

https://www.financialadventure.com/intro

Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business:

https://www.financialadventure.com/profit

If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle

Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping:

https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials

Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You:

https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide

Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique

The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sba

Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/adp

QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months:

https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks

Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you:

https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery

Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com

This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.

You want to make sure that you have everything done correctly in your business, right?  One of the many important year-end tasks is to make sure that you are correctly paying and classifying wages.  There are many different entity types that businesses can be set up as, and depending on how you’re your business is set up will determine how you pay yourself as a business owner, shareholder, or officer, especially if you are considered an S Corporation.  In today’s podcast episode, I am covering the essentials of what you need to do when it comes to compensation, especially for the S Corporations who need to pay a reasonable compensation to officers and shareholder-employees.  It doesn’t matter if you are using a computerized software system like QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, or FreshBooks for your business finances or if you are doing your bookkeeping manually with an Excel spreadsheet or even a Google Document, you need to make sure you are recording your payroll correctly.  Whether you are starting a business or side hustle, you’re a self-employed individual, a solopreneur, entrepreneur, mompreneur, freelancer, small business owner, a remote, virtual, online, or in-house bookkeeper or accountant, a virtual assistant or VA, or other professional; listen in so that you are aware of how to classify and pay your wages as a business owner and avoid one of the major red flags out there…

Join us in a community built specifically for accountants and high-stress professionals.  You’ll receive support, accountability, and a community that understands what you’re going through. We focus on stress reduction, increasing productivity, time management, goal achievement, health, happiness, and desired lifestyle: 

https://www.financialadventure.com/community

Schedule your Complimentary Stress Audit And Clarity Session, where we’ll work together to create a clear and focused plan and overcome the obstacles that stand in your way so that you can move forward and immediately start enjoying your life with less stress, increased productivity, and more time to spend doing what you love with the people you care about:

https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me

Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant

Ready to set up your business?  I have a program to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/start

Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You’ll have the opportunity to see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session:

https://www.financialadventure.com/intro

Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business:

https://www.financialadventure.com/profit

If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle

Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping:

https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials

Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You:

https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide

Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique

The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sba

Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/adp

QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months:

https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks

Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you:

https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery

Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com

This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and today I wanted to create this episode on a topic that the majority of the clients that I work with are struggling with, and I have a feeling you’ll be able to relate to it as well.  If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you know that I cover topics that ultimately impact your bottom line, and what I see over and over again is that many of these topics have one thing in common.  Stress.  So, today, I want to talk about how I see stress impacting so many of the clients that I work with and how you can create a plan to manage the stress you may be experiencing as well.  My goal is to continue to help as many high-stress professionals as possible live a happier life with more purpose and joy.  One of the keys to achieving this is to overcome your stress and thrive.  Let’s dive in…

Join us in a community built specifically for accountants and high-stress professionals.  You’ll receive support, accountability, and a community that understands what you’re going through. We focus on stress reduction, increasing productivity, time management, goal achievement, health, happiness, and desired lifestyle: 

https://www.financialadventure.com/community

I’m inviting you to sign up for the free private podcast where I do a deeper dive into this topic on the Mastering Your Mindset Moments podcast for high-stress professionals:

https://www.financialadventure.com/private

Schedule your Complimentary Stress Audit and Clarity Session, where we’ll work together to create a clear and focused plan for you to move forward so you’ll immediately start enjoying your life with less stress, increased productivity, and more time to spend doing what you love with the people you care about:

https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me

Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant

Ready to set up your business?  I have a program to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/start

Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You’ll have the opportunity to see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session:

https://www.financialadventure.com/intro

Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business:

https://www.financialadventure.com/profit

If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle

Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping:

https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials

Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You:

https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide

Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique

The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sba

Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/adp

QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months:

https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks

Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you:

https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery

Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com

This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.

The W9 form is an important form, and more than likely, you’ve either had a request for this form or, you yourself may be requesting them from your vendors.  This form is used to collect information about others, but knowing in advance that you need to request this information will not only save you valuable time, but it will also give you the information you need to file necessary and accurate documents for your business as well.  In today’s podcast episode, I am covering what the W9 form is, who you need to request it from, and what you need to do with the information once you receive it.  Whether you are starting a business or side hustle, you’re a self-employed individual, a solopreneur, entrepreneur, mompreneur, freelancer, small business owner, a remote, virtual, online, or in-house bookkeeper or accountant, a virtual assistant or VA, or other professional; you will need this information for your business, and having an understanding about why you need this form will make an impact on you and your business.  The W9 form is one of the first steps in the process for filing your 1099s, and making sure you have this information can save you from getting penalties for delinquent filing requirements…

Join us in a community built specifically for accountants and high-stress professionals.  You’ll receive support, accountability, and a community that understands what you’re going through. We focus on stress reduction, increasing productivity, time management, goal achievement, health, happiness, and desired lifestyle: 

https://www.financialadventure.com/community

Schedule your Complimentary Stress Audit And Clarity Session, where we’ll work together to create a clear and focused plan and overcome the obstacles that stand in your way so that you can move forward and immediately start enjoying your life with less stress, increased productivity, and more time to spend doing what you love with the people you care about:

https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me

Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant

Ready to set up your business?  I have a program to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/start

Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You’ll have the opportunity to see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session:

https://www.financialadventure.com/intro

Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business:

https://www.financialadventure.com/profit

If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle

Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping:

https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials

Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You:

https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide

Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique

The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/sba

Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here:

https://www.financialadventure.com/adp

QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months:

https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks

Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you:

https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery

Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com

This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.