Course curriculum

  • 1

    Setting Up A New Business: Introduction & Overview

    • 1.1 Introduction

    • 1.2 Series Overview

    • 1.3 Course Overview
  • 2

    Should I be a sole proprietor? LLC? Corporation?

    • 2.1 Structure Overview

    • 2.2 Sole Proprietorship

    • 2.3 Partnership

    • 2.4 S Corporation

    • 2.5 C Corporation

    • 2.6 LLC

    • 2.7 Conclusion

    • 3.1 How Overview

    • 3.2 Why Attorney
  • 3

    Does it matter how I set up my banking?

    • 4.1 Banking Intro

    • 4.2 Saving Time

    • 4.3 Protect Assets
  • 4

    Do I need QuickBooks?

    • 5.1 Acctg Software Overview

    • 5.2 Paper & Spreadsheet

    • 5.3 Software Systems

    • 5.4 Record Reconcile Report

    • 5.5 Wave

    • 5.6 QB Desktop

    • 5.7 QB Online
  • 5

    What do I need to track?

    • 6.1 Tracking

    • 6.2 Home Office

    • 6.3 Vehicle

    • 6.4 Output
  • 6

    What does "cash basis" and "accrual basis" mean? Which should I use?

    • 7.1 Cash vs Accrual

    • 7.2 Pros & Cons

    • 7.3 Choosing
  • 7

    How do I handle all this paperwork? I hate paperwork?

    • 8.1 Paperwork Overview

    • 8.2 Simple & Efficient

    • 8.3 Common Mistakes

    • 8.4 Audit Protection

    • 8.5 How Long to Keep
  • 8

    Conclusion & Action Steps

    • 9.1 Action Steps

    • 9.2 Next Learning Steps

    • 9.3 Feedback - I am always looking for ways to better understand your needs and improve my courses. Please take a few minutes to share your experience – good or bad, I appreciate your time and feedback!

Instructor

Siobhan Murphy, CPA

Siobhan brings 20+ years of accounting experience and entrepreneurship to her role with small businesses and self-employed individuals . She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Western Washington University; is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and a Certified Financial Manager (CFM). She has applied her accounting and business experience to a thousands of businesses in a wide range of industries including not-for-profit, public accounting, privately held small business, home-based business, and individuals. She is passionate about education so that self-employed individuals and small business owners are empowered with a deeper understanding of the financial workings of their businesses, which results in more effective leadership of their businesses to support their lives.