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Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the seventh episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast...

Keeping up with your bookkeeping will not only help you with your compliance tasks, such as filing your tax return at the end of the year, but having this financial data will also help you make smart business decisions.  In today’s podcast episode, you’ll learn about the most common financial mistakes and how you can prevent them in your business.  Understanding your financial information is vital...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the sixth episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast e...

Learning about your competition will help you gain sales by making sure your product goes above and beyond what your competition has to offer.  Competition isn’t bad; in fact, understanding precisely who your competition is will help you determine if your business is on the right path to success.  In today’s podcast episode, we will cover who your competitors are, why you should stay on top of wha...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the fifth episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast e...

Using your passion for boosting profits in your business is key to your happiness and success, but you need to know how to propel your passion into your business.  Focusing on what excites you and putting that energy to work for you to create a profitable business takes work, but when you have passion behind your every move, you are able to push through even the biggest challenges in your business...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the fourth episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast...

You can have the most in-depth business plan and create the best strategy for your business, but if you don’t take action, you’ll never reach the dreams you have for your business.  You want to make sure you are taking the right actions in your business and staying consistent with your actions so that you create the momentum you need to propel your business forward.  Many business owners feel over...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the third episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast e...

Having a clear business plan and strategy in place so that you know the direction you want your business to go is one step in the process of reaching your goals as a business owner.  When you take these strategies and develop milestones for each of them, you will be crystal clear on your next steps to success.  Creating your business milestones will help you deepen your understanding of the proces...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the second episode of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast...

One of the biggest mistakes business owners make when they are starting their business is to mix their business and personal funds together.  It may seem like this is the easiest and most straightforward way to manage their business finances, but in reality, it creates additional work and complexity for the business owner, which is a costly mistake.  Your time is valuable, and you don’t want to sp...

Hey there, I’m Chris Panek, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Coach, and the host of the Mastering Your Small Business Finances Podcast, and I want to welcome you to the first of a new series I’m doing on this podcast.  My intention is to drop one of these additional episodes every Monday while I continue to provide you with the regular Mastering Your Small Business Finances podcast episodes...

Much of the success or failure of your business will depend on your business mindset.  The process in which you think about things in your business forms your beliefs.  When you believe that you will succeed, you will create actionable steps to bring those beliefs to reality.  Everything that you think about has an impact on your business, so you want to make sure that you are shifting your mindse...

Your employees or independent contractor expenses are likely one of your highest expenses in your business and as a smart business owner, you want to make sure you are monitoring these expenses to ensure maximum efficiency.  Over the last few years, your business may have had the need to shift to a more remote or virtual workforce.  Many business owners think this shift to a remote workforce or te...

As a business owner, you are always looking for ways to save time in your business, but you want to make sure you are not cutting corners in one place and causing additional problems down the road.  This holds true when you are doing your bookkeeping as well.  I always tell my clients when they are setting up their bookkeeping systems to make sure that they are capturing information that will be h...

When you think about how far you’ve come in your business, do you feel proud of yourself?  Most business owners will answer this question by thinking not really or talking about where they need to go in their business as they dismiss the question so that they don’t feel like they are being annoying or overconfident with themselves.  It is easy to complete an accomplishment or goal and quickly star...

Obtaining credit for a business is critical so that they can borrow additional funds if needed. Establishing and building business credit is essential for any business owner, whether they are looking to expand and grow their company with financing or even if they don’t intend on utilizing any financing.  By establishing a good credit history with lenders, you can access the capital you need to fin...

As a business owner, it is important to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to tax preparation. You want to make sure that you are ready for any unexpected decrease in expenses or increases in income so that you don't have any surprises when it comes time to pay your taxes. The rules and regulations change every year, and if you are not prepared, you could end up paying more taxes than necessary...

Whether you set goals at the beginning of the year or you have resolutions you have promised yourself you’d do in the new year, now is the time to make sure you are on track so that you can follow through with your goals and resolutions for the remainder of the year.  I’m sure that you’ve heard that most people will quit their resolution after just one week.  When asked why they don’t stick with t...

When you own your own business, you are always learning something new.  Making sure that you have a team to support you where you lack skills or lack the time to devote to certain tasks will not only help you sleep at night, but you will also have the confidence knowing that your business is operating at an efficient level.  In today’s podcast episode, I am diving into which areas in your business...

When you want to be successful, you need to make sure you are taking advantage of every minute of your day.  Some people make their success seem so simple.  Most successful entrepreneurs follow a routine that they know they can stick to on a consistent basis to get the results they ultimately want to achieve in life and in their business.  In today’s podcast episode, I am covering some of the high...

If you have a business or do bookkeeping for business owners, you know now is the time you need to wrap up your year-end financial statements.  If you’ve heard the phrase closing the books, this is exactly what it means.  You simply make sure you have all your money coming in and money going out of your business recorded and reconciled so that your financial statements reflect accurate data.  You...

Understanding your numbers and keeping up to date on your finances is key to the success of your business.  When you actively keep a pulse on your business finances, you will certainly make better business decisions.  If you are thinking that you are just not a numbers person, you’re not good when it comes to numbers or math, or you are afraid to make a mistake, I want to help you overcome these f...

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 b...