The Creative’s Accountant: Financials demystified, pricing for profit and growth mindset with April Lambert

Description

The Creative’s Accountant: Financials demystified, pricing for profit and growth mindset with April Lambert

Thursday, March 30th | 10am - 4pm with a lunch break

Southwestern Community College, Bryson City | 60 Almond School Rd #9544, Bryson City, NC 28713

In Person

Workshop Description:

Financials can be one of the most intimidating aspects of starting, and maintaining a thriving business. As a creative and accountant herself April Lambert knows these challenges first hand. In this workshop April will cover the basics of setting up a simple bookkeeping system, how to track tax write-offs, filing quarterly taxes and tracking your finances regularly to pull monthly and quarterly reports so you as the business owner can make informed financial decisions about the growth of your business. April will also address the needs and pitfalls of designing a comprehensive pricing system so you can be sure you are pricing for profit.

BIO:

April Lambert has 20 years of professional accounting experience in the nonprofit, corporate, public and craft sectors. She has consulted for clients in social services, arts, agriculture, veterinary medicine, and many other fields. She is the co-founder of several businesses, including a communications and conferencing company and a letterpress print shop. She has guided numerous entrepreneurs to launch and grow their own successful ventures. April is passionate about helping creatives strengthen their capacity for planning, management, and accountability with clear and compelling financial stories.

Questions?

For questions or more information about this event, please contact robin@blueridgeheritage.com.

Refund Policy:

Class registration requires payment in full on or before the first day of class. If you have paid for a class and must cancel your registration, you may choose to hold a credit or receive a refund according to the following: a) Cancel more than 1 week prior to class start date: 100% refund b) Cancel within 1 week of class start date: 75% refund c) Cancel on or after class start date: No refund. Credit in the full dollar amount for use with a future class must be used within 6 months of original class date.

This workshop series is for Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Craft Trails artists, galleries and cultural organizations, and provided through a partnership with Craft Your Commerce, a Mountain Bizworks program for creative entrepreneurs, and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. Funding is provided by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

COVID Policy

To minimize risk during in-person sessions, all participants must agree with the following requirements:

• Respect your fellow participants’ social distancing needs
• Do not attend if you are sick
• Contact Robin robin@blueridgeheritage.com immediately if you or anyone in your household tests positive for COVID-19 within two days of the event

Masks and hand sanitizer are available for participants use. 

Individuals (including staff and participants) must not come to any in person session if they—or anyone in their household—are displaying any of the following symptoms:

• Fever (100.4F or higher)
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Diarrhea
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

If you are experiencing symptoms or have been exposed, we ask that you do the following:

• Take a test (either a home test or PCR)
• If the test is negative but you have symptoms, please wear a mask in class
• If the test is positive, do not attend in person regardless of whether or not you have symptoms
• If you are unable to take a test and have symptoms, do not attend in person

Please refer to the CDC’s quarantine guidelines to determine when it is safe for you to attend in person again.

Vaccinations

We are not requiring proof of vaccination at this time. However, we strongly urge you to get vaccinated and stay current based on the CDC’s vaccination guidelines so that we can continue to keep our community healthy and safe.

Masking

If you’re from a high risk area, we ask that you please do your part in protecting the community by wearing a mask. Prior to arriving for an in-person event, class or meeting please check the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels and be prepared to wear a mask if your county is determined to have a High level (red). 

At all times, Craft Your Commerce and Blue Ridge National Heritage Area reserves the right to require masking and make modifications to all COVID safety policy as circumstances and public health guidelines change.  

In the event you must cancel due to covid we will offer a refund or a class credit.

Date & Time

Thu, Mar 30, 2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Venue Details

Southwestern Community College

Mountain BizWorks