Unf*ck Your Biz With Braden

On this episode, I chat with Keila Hill-Trawick, owner of Little Fish Accounting, about  Listen to episodes  125 ,  129 ,  131  and 132  of the Unf*ck Your Biz with Braden podcast to learn even more from Keila Hill-Trawick . Keila believes that cash flow gets buried behind financial statements. Everyone wants to talk about their P&L and top line revenue, but that...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm sharing the process for how I create my monthly profit reports and giving you a checklist so you can create your own.  It's launch week here at Not AVG Law! The doors are wide open for us to take on new one-on-one clients in our Unf*ck Your Biz signature service and new students in your Unf*ck Your Biz Group-Study program. We haven't launched the Group St...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm talking about the very demure, very cutesy trend from a trademark perspective with attorney Caroline Fox, owner of CJFox Law and Engaged Legal.  The "very demure, very mindful" trend was started by creator Jules on TikTok and then corporate brands started hopping on it left and right. A couple weeks later a random man named Jefferson Bates filed an intent...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm reviewing my August profit report and September projections. Not Your Average Summit kicks off on Tuesday, September 10, a free online summit focused on the legal and tax side of your business. Sign up for the summit at NotAVGSummit.com.  2024 Adjusted Goals Recap - Annual revenue: $300kis now a reasonable but ambitious marker to hit - Profit:&n...

On today's episode of the podcast,  HR  specialist Kira La Forgia and I continue our conversation about what small businesses can take away from the WNBA/Hamby lawsuit. To get the run-down on the Hamby suit and what we covered in Part 1, check out Episode 351 . Not Your Average Law Firm is hosting a summit! Not Your Average Summit: Foundations for a Multi-Six Figure Business. Taking plac...

On today's episode of the podcast I chat with HR professional Kira La Forgia about the WNBA Hamby suit and what it means for small businesses.  HR is something that's relevant to all small businesses. Whether you have employees or contractors, you have to understand what the qualifications are for those to make sure you're legally compliant. Compliance has the biggest risk and is the baseline...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm reviewing my July profit report and sharing my August projections.  To kick this recap off, I've been out of the office for a few weeks spending time with my husband's family on vacation in Florida and then to Indiana with my sisters to see my grandma and clean out my mom's house to get ready to sell. I'm back home just in time as August tends t...

On today's episode of the podcast, I'm breaking down informational asymmetry and what you need to know before you make claims about income or other results your clients can expect.   

On today's episode of the podcast I'm joined by guest Danielle Ryan, a content creator and YouTuber, to discuss what MRR is (and no, we're not talking about monthly recurring revenue this time).  MRR stands for Master Resale Rights and refers to a product, typically a digital download or a course, that someone creates and assigns MRR to do that anyone who buys it has the right to resell it to...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm joined by brand photographer, videographer and educator Emily Kim to discuss business best practices, process, contracts and communication we can learn from the sepia bride.  I took an informal poll online and the general consensus is that people are pretty over this topic, but we're using it as a brief example to discuss some overall lessons learned so i...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm answering the legal and tax questions I get inside my Facebook group.  When you join my free Facebook group, Braden's Besties , we ask if you have any legal or tax questions and today I'll be diving into some of those.   1. How much money do you need to make before you file taxes?  Learn more about taxes, the process of saving for them and payin...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm chatting with Misa Bacon of Perfectly Kept Books about how to care for your business and yourself through bookkeeping. Misa is a bookkeeper that takes an easy, fun and accessible approach so business owners enjoy getting to know their numbers. Misa typically works with women creatives. It's easy to stay in the dark about your numbers,  but if you don't kn...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm reviewing my June profit report and sharing my July projections.  Looking back at the year, it's hard to believe we're already in Q3. As I've talked about on previous episodes, the end of Q1/Q2 was a struggle which also means I haven't hit the goals that I set out for this year but it is what it is and we're just going to keep the ball rolling o...

On today's episode I talk with Destini Copp about her three trademarks across multiple businesses.  We filed 3 trademarks for Destini across her multiple businesses. Destini started her first business, DestiniCopp.com in 2018 teaching marketing through courses. The first trademark we filed for Destini was for this personal brand. We filed a second trademark for Helping Content, her Shopify st...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm answering even more of your questions from inside my Facebook group, Braden's Besties. If you missed last week's episode, head back to episode 341 for the answers to even more legal and tax questions.  When you join my free Facebook group,   Braden's Besties , we ask if you have any legal or tax questions and today I'll be diving into some of those....

On today's episode of the podcast I'm answering your questions from inside my Facebook group, Braden's Besties.  When you join my free Facebook group, Braden's Besties , we ask if you have any legal or tax questions and today I'll be diving into some of those. When I first started the podcast in 2019 I used to do two episodes a week with one dedicated solely to the questions from my Facebook...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm recapping my May profit report. I'm bringing back VIP days. The point of a VIP Day is to take super quick action to knock out a big task on your to-do list without all the email back-and-forth. I'm booking 5 slots a week in June and you can get an LLC-in-a-Day, S-Corp-in-a-Day, Bookkeeping-in-a-Day, or Trademark-in-a-Day. Interested? Send us an email at b...

On today's episode of the podcast we're talking about things that should, and shouldn't, go in your contract.  Starting June 1st, for the first time since launch two years ago, the price of the Contract Club is increasing, from $30 to $50. If you want to save $20, join the club now to get access to all the contracts you need at notavglaw.com/club   Looking at contract provisions and term...

On today's episode of the podcast we're talking about the most common bookkeeping mistakes we see and how to avoid them.    1. Going to Quickbooks too early Unless your hiring a bookkeeper who knows what they're doing, this is not recommended and the reason why is because we see a lot of error. From the outside the bookkeeping looks good, but when we get in there we find that it can be a...

On today's episode of the podcast we're taking about the Corporate Transparency Act and why it comes with a Beneficial Ownership Information report. Spoiler alert: you'll need to fill out the BOI form this year if you haven't already. When Congress makes new laws, they set a day when the law becomes effective. It’s a heads up that they’re changing the rules and that starting on that day-you’ll be...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm giving you some must-know legal updates about non-compete agreements. Just a reminder, the Contract Club price is going up beginning June 1st (only to $50) but if you want to save $20, get access now for just $30 at notavglaw.com/club . And, if you want to get paid for sharing the Contract Club with your friends, we're paying out 100% affiliate commissions (re...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm sharing my April profit report. If you enjoy the profit report episodes, send us a DM @notavglaw and let us know what you think! As we kick off every episode, let's recap my 2024 goals. • I set good, better, best goals of $300k, $400k and $500k in revenue. I was shooting for $400k, I think the $300k is still doable now despite the setbacks in the first quarter...

On today's episode of the podcast we're chatting trademarks and what we've learned about the trademark filing process over the last year. In the past year we've filled 22 trademark registration applications and we've gotten back eight of those thus far. The way we kick off our trademark application process is through what we call Trademark Quickie Searches (notavglaw.com/tmquickie). A traditional...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm sharing my March profit report If you listened to last month's profit report you may have heard me sounding a little bit defeated with my numbers due to some personal stuff going on. If you missed it, go back and listen to episode 330.  Diving into the March profit report, let's revisit the 2024 goals I share at the top of every episode.  • I set goo...

On today's episode of the podcast I'm sharing our commonly spotted contract red flags. I messaged MJ, our team attorney, to put together some of the red flags they've been spotting in contracts because they are the primary person responsible for updating our Contract Club templates and working one-on-one with our Unf*ck Your Biz clients to give them their full suite of contracts that can typically...