Bookkeeper's Almanac

  • March 8, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Eastern Standard Time

Ticket Price $125.00 This event is now over
Description

Bookkeeper's Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Finances

We're excited to introduce a pilot program for business financials entitled The Bookkeeper's Almanac, a monthly - year long cohort based program designed to empower small creative businesses, solopreneurs, start-ups, and gig workers like you in managing your finances throughout the year. This series will be lead by Deanna Lynch a local creative business owner, handweaver and accountant with over 15 years of experience in accounting and bookkeeping.

Duration: March 8, 2024 - February 14, 2025 | Meets the second Friday of every month for 3 hours (see full list of dates below)

Virtual via Zoom | Sessions will be recorded and shared with participants. We request participants not miss more than 2 meetings to get the full impact of the series and contribute to the cohort based learning.

Time: 10am - 1pm - time will vary, some meetings might only take 2 hours others will be heavier in content and take the full three hours, we want to give ample time for questions during this series

Pilot Program: Since this is a pilot program you will have the ability to give input, and help guide the program to get the most content possible from this series. We will request feedback from you at quarterly intervals. Programming might pivot to include suggested content from participants.**Because this is a pilot program we are offering it at a discounted rate of $125 for the year, next year the cost will move to $450.

What's in it for you?

  • Tailored Topics: Each month, we'll delve into crucial financial topics specifically curated for your unique needs.
  • Strategic Rhythm: Aligned with key milestones throughout the year, our sessions ensure you stay in sync with your financial goals.
  • Comprehensive Journey: From organizing and budgeting in March to a detailed year-end review the following February, we've got your financial journey covered.
  • 1 Hour - 1:1 with Deanna Lynch, each participant will receive a 1:1 meeting with Deanna during the series. You will get to direct this meeting as you see fit, you can focus on your finances, or ask specific questions about your business.

Why join Bookkeeper's Almanac?

Your financial data is the heart-beat of your business and affects the way you live your life. We will dig into managing your financial data together so you can run your business and life from a more empowered place. This group will meet once a month to cover important financial topics for creatives and solo-preneurs. Designed to be in rhythm with key milestones throughout the year, we’ll start in March with getting organized and learning about budgets and end the following February with a thorough look-back at the year's data and set new goals based on concrete information.

Each meeting will be three hours with ample time for questions and collaboration. Bookkeeper's Almanac, is a year long cohort based workshop dedicated to helping you take control of your financial future. This will be a pilot program. The instructor might shift or move information based on the cohorts needs during the workshop.

If you have additional questions about this workshop series please feel free to reach out to Jamie Karolich, Program Manager of Craft Your Commerce: jamie@mountianbizworks.org

Full List of Meeting Dates: Second Friday of every month for 12 months (March 2024-February 2025)

Friday, March 8th | 10am - 1pm

Friday, April 12 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, May 10 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, June 14 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, July 12 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, August 9 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, September 13 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, October 11 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, November 8 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, December 13 | 10am - 1pm

Friday, January 10 | 10am -1pm

Friday, February 14 | 10am - 1pm

Date & Time

Fri, Mar 8, 2024 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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