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Should I be doing my own bookkeeping and accounting? Is QuickBooks the best software for me to use in my business, or is there another accounting software I should be using? What’s the best way for me to process my payroll? How can I track my money and cash flow? How do I prepare for my business taxes? What do my financial statements really mean? How can I bring my business to the next level? How can I grow my business? What is the best way to create my business strategy? Should I start a si ...
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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 this 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 Sm…
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We are all given the same amount of time each and every day, and what you do with it is ultimately your decision, but if you are wasting your time on something that isn’t helping you reach your goals or the level of success you are looking for in your business, it’s time to really take a look at where your time is being spent and make some changes.…
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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 this 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 Sm…
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Starting your own business and making sure you are profitable is a dream many of us have. Determining whether you will be an entrepreneur or a solopreneur is one of the first things you should consider when starting your business. Many people believe these two are the same, but there are some pretty major differences between the two. In today’s pod…
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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 this 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 Sm…
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When you are utilizing a computerized software system to do your bookkeeping, it will save you time if you are taking advantage of all the bells and whistles it has to offer, but how do you know that everything is getting classified in the proper accounts? One of the tradeoffs you have when you are using functions such as bank feeds and automatic d…
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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 this 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 Sm…
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A leader is someone who has a strong vision and leads a group of people or a team towards that common goal through inspiration and motivation. Knowing what motivates you as a leader, as well as where your strengths and weaknesses are within your leadership skills so that you can continue to learn and improve these skills, will ultimately help you b…
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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 this 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 Sm…
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Focusing on your customer’s experience will not only help you increase sales in your business, but many businesses thrive on referrals from happy customers as well. By understanding exactly how your customer is experiencing your product or service, you’ll be able to capitalize on what you are doing right and improve what you could do better. In tod…
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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 this 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 Sm…
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Being intentional is all about knowing what you want and then taking action to follow through so that you reach your results. Most successful business owners are super intentional about what they do in their businesses, and why they are doing each of the tasks, they say yes to. In today’s podcast episode, I’m diving into the best strategies to be i…
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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 fifteenth 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 reg…
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If you want to increase your sales, one of the first places you should be looking at is how much you believe in your product, service, or offer. When you genuinely believe that your product will benefit your customer, you’ll find that marketing and generating sales will come more naturally. In today’s podcast episode, I cover not only why you need …
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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 fourteenth 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 re…
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Whether you are a business owner or a bookkeeper, you’ve probably heard about automated bookkeeping. Automated bookkeeping uses artificial intelligence, or AI, as well as machine learning to help speed up your bookkeeping tasks. In today’s podcast episode, I dig deeper into what automated bookkeeping is and how you can start utilizing these practic…
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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 thirteenth 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 re…
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You want to be able to rely on your financial statements so that you can make smart business decisions, but how do you get these accurate financial statements? You need to account for all the money coming in and going out of your business. You need to ensure that you have all your entries in your business recorded. You need to make sure that you ar…
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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 twelfth 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 regul…
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Did you know that entrepreneurs or business owners have a greater risk of struggling with their mental health than non-business owners? Taking the leap to start your own business, investing your finances, and pushing yourself to reach the goals you set for your business can all contribute to these more significant risks. Your mental health is a big…
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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 today we are celebrating our 200th podcast episode. I wanted to create this landmark episode on a topic that the majority of the clients that I work with are struggling with, and I have a feeling you’ll b…
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Strategy and a well-thought-out plan can help you and your business achieve the impact and success you set out to accomplish when you first started your business. Having a plan will keep you on course and avoid potential pitfalls you may find yourself experiencing when you don’t have a plan. When you have a well-thought-out plan, even if it is only…
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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 tenth 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…
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Patience is a virtue. Owning a business means you need to really hustle to be successful, and practicing patience may not be something you’ve thought about much in your business, but by being patient, you may just start to see better options you have available for your business. There will be many times in your business when you will need to plant …
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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 ninth 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…
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Setting limits and boundaries in your business helps to prevent burnout in your business, especially if you are a solo entrepreneur and you are doing everything in your business on your own. You need to take time to enjoy your personal life as well, but many business owners have a hard time delegating or allowing others to help. I get it, it is har…
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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 eighth 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 regula…
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Every business owner wants to make sales. Generating sales and incurring revenue so that you have the funds you need to pay for your expenses and have enough net income so that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor is the dream of most business owners, but when you lose your focus on sales or are unsure how you should be getting additional sales, …
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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 regul…
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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. U…
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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 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…
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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 co…
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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 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…
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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 thr…
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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 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 regula…
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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 …
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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 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…
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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 …
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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 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 regula…
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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.…
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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 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 Masteri…
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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…
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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 own…
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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 th…
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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 com…
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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 le…
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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,…
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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 …
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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 episod…
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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 …
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