Beyond the Barber's Chair

This one tool makes keeping track of a Barber's expenses and tax preparation a much easier task About this episode... Remona Baptiste, CPA, talks about expense tracking, and how Quickbooks is a good choice to make it happen. Episode Summary Quickbooks is not as easy to use as they like to say it is, however it is relatively easy. Quickbooks can be attached to your bank account. Attaching to a...

One of the reasons some Barbers are not up to date with their taxes is because they don't know... or they haven't filed for years and need to get caught up. There's good news... About this episode... Remona Baptiste, CPA, discusses how to get caught up with the IRS. The good news is that the IRS is willing to work with us, and there are people who can help put out the fires and guide u...

It can be a business expense, right? I can write it off, right? About this episode... Remona Baptiste, CPA, exposes tax write-offs and makes them easy to understand so that Barbers can plan accordingly. Episode Summary What is a write-off? (and what ISN'T How to tax write-offs work? Are business trips write-offs? What are legitimate wrote-offs? What are NOT legitimate write-offs? About my Gues...

CashApp and other apps have been simple ways for customers to pay for services, and things have changed, tax-wise. About this episode... Remona Baptiste, CPA, explains how CashApp can be used by Barbers for more than just taking payments, and how the tax changes affect us.. Episode Summary The new tax guidelines that CashApp and others have to folllow (it's a lot lower before they have to repo...

I could have just as easily titled this episode "Avoiding the most common mistakes with our taxes" or "How a tax professional advises her Barbers to handle their taxes" About this episode... Remona Baptiste, CPA, breaks down how taxes affect Barbers and steps we can take to keep it a simple process. Episode Summary What is a write-off? (and what ISN'T a write-off) and how they...

We Barbers keep hearing that "we need to start an LLC," yet many of us have no idea of what one is or what it does. About this episode... Rey Scott provides the most in-depth breakdown of LLCs and other entities that I have ever heard. Episode Summary What is an Entity? Why do I want or need one? What are Sole Proprietorships, and why DON'T we want to be one? What is an LLC? What is a...

Putting the body together so that it heals itself is only part of what this method of massage therapy does.. About this episode... Ian Williams with Full Compass Massage explains the theory and thought behind Kinesio-Orthopedic Postural Massage Therapy. Episode Summary The main goal of Kinesio-Orthopedic Postural Massage Therapy How this mode of massage therapy works The parts beyond the therapy,...

The first step is finding the right massage therapist (which can be an adventure of its own), and then there's the sessions... About this episode... Ian Williams with Full Compass Massage explains getting started with massage therapy to Barbers. Episode Summary Finding the right massage therapist is more than a Google search. You may need to shop around until you find the right therapist for y...

Five seconds every now and then, five minutes a day... Barbers with pain can reduce it with a few simple steps. About this episode... Ian Williams with Full Compass Massage does more than break down stretching. He gives us specific stretches which help Barbers. Episode Summary The most common parts of our body that we need to stretch A simple way to figure out how to stretch other areas as needed...

Drink Water! We hear it all the time... but does it help? How much should we drink? When? About this episode... Ian Williams with Full Compass Massage discusses how staying hydrated helps Barbers perform at our best, and helps us avoid some of the most common pains and complications our bodies have. Episode Summary Is water really as important as people try to tell us that it is? A lot of complica...

As a Barber, I jealously guard my lower legs, feet, and forearms... How does massage keep them going with so much use? About this episode... Ian Williams with Full Compass Massage discusses how massage therapy can benefit Barbers in more ways than many of us think. We go into depth behind his methods and the reasons he works the way he does. Episode Summary Finding what is causing pain and address...

This is a four minute listen... Life Insurance pays our debts. Our families are what we do all this for... We work hard all day behind the chair to provide homes, cars, and a comfortable lifestyle. What happens if we are unable to work, or worse? About this episode... The problem with talking about insurance is that it is a very uncomfortable subject for most of us. Yet as Barbers, we know that ou...

Any Barbershop owner will tell you that when they lose a Key Barber - for any length of time - they lose more than their booth rent or commissions... About this episode... How is a Barbershop owner affected when one of the Barbers, especially a Key Barber, is out of action? Some shops can absorb that type of loss more easily than others. Howard Silvermintz with Tier 1 Capital of Georgia shares how...

So two Barbers open a Barbershop.... One of them passes away and now their Widow is their new business partner! About this episode... We don't like talking about these things, yet when they happen, it can throw a wrench into the operations of the most efficient of companies. Howard Silvermintz with Tier 1 Capital of Georgia shows how the right kind of insurance can keep the business running wi...

Marilyn Monroe insured her legs. Athletes insure their bodies. Can a Barber insure our hands? About this episode... What would actually happen if something happened to our hands? These are our money makers! Howard Silvermintz of Tier 1 Capital talks about the ins and outs protecting our livelihoods if something were to happen. Episode Summary Who would qualify for this kind of protection and cover...

The fine print is where companies protect themselves... it's usually where you will find what they do and don't have to do for you, and even more importantly, where the nasty surprises lay. About this episode... Many companies take advantage of the fact that we like things simple and quick - don't bore us with the details! The ease of going online and clicking on a form often leaves us...

If you have ever seen the "I'm gonna get a check" videos from Tik Tok and Instagram, you already know that a lot of people don't know what insurance is or what it does. About this episode... Howard Silvermintz with Tier 1 Capital of Georgia gives a very simple explanation of what insurance is... so simple that a third grader could understand it and how it helps us (and when it does...

As a Barber, I'm one good injury or accident from being out of work for a long time. How do we make sure we don't go broke when this happens? About this episode... Howard Silvermintz with Tier 1 Capital of Georgia breaks down what we Barbers can do to keep the money we make, by making sure we don't go broke and lose everything if we are seriously injured. We look at both from the indiv...

This is the best breakdown of State Minimum Auto Insurance I have ever heard. About this episode... So we all know that we have to have insurance on our cars in order to be able to drive them, yet, in my conversations with Barbers, very few of us have any idea of what we are getting or how it works. Episode Summary The three numbers on the insurance policy which tell you how much protection you ha...

Five minute spotlight: We are required to buy auto insurance - if we are going to spend the money, anyway, get the advice of someone who does it day-to-day About this episode... If we have to buy insurance, anyway, getting advice from someone who works with it every day helps make sure that you have what you need, even if it is just the State Minimum Auto Insurance. Episode Summary An Independent...

What happens if a Barber is in an auto accident? Or when their car is broken into and their tools are stolen? About this episode... Ellena Park with Goosehead Insurance shows us what's "under the hood" in her industry, letting us see how insurance protects us, and more importantly for us, how it does NOT protect us. Episode Summary How insurance protects - and does NOT protect - Barber...

Barbers are entrepreneurial by nature. We are often curious and look for ways to improve health and our livelihood. Many of us have heard that we need to do certain things, such as plan for taxes, set up corporations, and invest, among other tasks. Yet most of us don't know how to do these things. Each week, we will be joined by professionals from various fields who can break down what they do...