Small Biz Brunch

During this episode, I chat with April Johnson, Founder & CEO of Happied, a database of happy hours in Washington, DC that let you easily compare the best happy hours and Jeff Wilson, CPA and Founder and Principal of The W2 Group, an accounting firm in Maryland. We'll be discussing when to know the right time to leave your full-time job and monetize your passion.

RESOURCES

Find-a-CPA

cpapowered.org

The W2 Group

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

ABOUT AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

February is Black History Month, so throughout the next few weeks we'll celebrate black entrepreneurs and learn how they've grown their businesses.

During this bonus episode, I'll be chatting with Chelsey Bentley Holts, owner of Nakoma Marketing & PR. She's worked on projects like the Art of Cool Festival and the Divine 9 experience at Dreamville Festival, helping her clients achieve great results.

Resources

Find-a-CPA

cpapowered.org

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

About AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

During this episode we'll be talking about employee benefits. A recent survey from the AICPA found that Americans are more likely to choose a job with benefits over an identical job that offered a better salary but no benefits. How does this trend affect small businesses?

GUESTS:

Mark Astrinos, CPA/PFS, Financial Life Planner & Investment Advisor at Libra Wealth

Jon Lynch, PR Manager, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

RESOURCES:

• CPApowered.org
• Find-a-CPA
• AICPA's 2018 Employee Benefit Survey
• 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

If you're an entrepreneur, this may be a great time to set some goals for the year. It's obviously important to think about your business as a whole, but don't forget to take care of yourself too! Today we have Kelley Long, CPA/PFS, financial wellness activist and financial planner at Financial Finesse – and she's going to discuss some great New Year's resolutions for business owners as we kick off 2019.

GUEST:

Kelley Long, CPA/PFS

RESOURCES:

cpapowered.org

Find-a-CPA

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

About AICPA

If you're like me and my friends, then you love to come up with random business ideas - and some of them are pretty good. But, if we actually wanted to start one of those businesses, I'm not sure we'd know where to start. This episode helps aspiring entrepreneurs take pie-in-the-sky ideeas and turn them into full-fledged small businesses.

GUESTS

• Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA - Founder & CEO of Origin Evolution, LLC and Vice President of Finance & Tax at 1st Financial Bank USA
• Kasee Way - Owner of Motor Mouth Therapy, LLC

RESOURCES

• Find a CPA

• cpapowered.org

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

ABOUT AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

Not sure how to go about financing your small business idea? Two experts give their advice on what steps to take.

GUESTS

• Shannon McLay, Founder & CEO of Financial Gym
• Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CGMA and Assistant Professor at Lehman College

RESOURCES

• Find a CPA
• cpapowered.org

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

ABOUT AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

#GivingTuesday is a global giving movement fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. It's celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the U.S. (November 27) – following events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday – and really kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

In honor of the day of giving, this episode explores why it's important for small businesses to give back to their communities.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• The importance and benefits of giving back
• How a CSR program can help small businesses retain talent
• How to go about starting your own small business

GUESTS:

David Almonte, CPA, CGMA

RESOURCES:

• cpapowered.org
• Find a CPA
• FountainHead RI

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

ABOUT AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

This weekend is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. In honor of the day, I'm sitting down with two entrepreneurs and getting their insight on how to grow a small business and the financial strategies they used.

WHAT WE DISCUSS

• Hiring your first employee
• New tax laws
• How a CPA can help grow your small business

GUESTS

• Ashley Moore, CEO - AM Public Relations
• Chris Farmand, Managing Partner - Small Batch Standard

RESOURCES

• cpapowered.org
• Find A CPA
• AM Public Relations
• Small Batch Standard
• Profit First - Mike Michaelowicz

ABOUT #CPAPOWERED

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

ABOUT AICPA

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

This week, we're bringing you a slightly different episode that focuses on the other small biz necessity (besides hiring a CPA), which is how to market your small business using social media - so you can make that money!

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• Viral content
• Paid social media advertising
• Networking via social media

GUESTS:

• Liz Rock, Associate Manager of Enterprise Social Media at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
• Danielle Riley, Owner of Danielle Riley Photography

Resources:

• cpapowered.org
• Danielle Riley Photography Instagram
• French toast recipe (Danielle's favorite brunch item!)

About #CPApowered:

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

About AICPA:

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.

Just in time for Halloween, our first episode is called, "Spooky Small Biz Money Myths." Meet your host, Orlando-based millennial, Samantha Delgado. Each episode, she'll sit down with experts who can help you grow your small business.

WHAT WE DISCUSS:

• If side hustles are taxable
• Whether entrepreneurs have to provide all their employees with health insurance
• How to know if you need a CPA to help grow your small business

GUESTS:

• Amy Wang, CPA and Senior Manager on the Tax Advocacy & Policy Team at the AICPA
• Margaret McNab, Founder & Co-organizer of the North Carolina Freelance League

Resources:

• cpapowered.org
• Freelance League of North Carolina
• Virgin Bloody Mary recipe (Add some spooky garnishes, too! Hot dog fingers, anyone??)

About #CPApowered:

#CPApowered is a national campaign sponsored by the AICPA to show millennials how CPAs can help grow businesses of any size, but especially small businesses. The Small Biz Brunch and CPApowered website offers general information for starting and managing small businesses and does not recommend specific financial actions. For small business advice tailored to your situation, please contact a CPA.

About AICPA:

The AICPA represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. AICPA members represent many areas of practice, including business and industry, public practice, government, education and consulting.