324: Do You Need a Bookkeeper, CPA or CFO? with Hannah Smolinski

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Natalie Eckdahl

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4.8 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This is a must listen! CEO's know their numbers and know who to turn to to get them. Most of my clients share that they don't know which numbers they should be tracking, how to decipher the financial reports they receive and what support they need on their team and when. So, I invited BizChix community member, Hannah Smolinski, CPA, who provides virtual CFO services through her firm BrightenUp Financial to educate us.

Hannah shares what the difference is between a bookkeeper, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Also, when do you need them in your business?

We dig into questions to ask before hiring a bookkeeper, CPA or CFO, some key indicators that point to the need for a CFO in your business, and overcoming the mental block that says you need to have your numbers in order before hiring a financial professional.

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0:00.0	She's busy juggling her own internet business.
0:05.3	A tween.
0:06.5	Whatever.
0:07.4	A toddler.
0:08.4	An infant.
0:09.7	A labradoodle.
0:11.7	And her husband.
0:12.8	What's for dinner, sweetie?
0:14.1	In her spare time, she talks to successful female entrepreneurs.
0:17.9	And a few cool dudes about their journey and how they make it all work.
0:22.7	Welcome to the Biz Chicks podcast with your host, entrepreneur, MBA, and mom.
0:28.9	Natalie Eckdal.
0:30.5	Hey, Biz Chicks.
0:31.7	Can I just share how great I think you are and how much I love our community. When I watch how you help each other
0:40.7	in our private Facebook group, which is called the Biz Chicks Coop, I am literally blown away.
0:46.3	I've got to share a fun post from a few weeks ago. Geraldine Carter posted, I need help dash dash with dinner. I need this. Five simple healthy
0:58.2	recipes complete with one shopping list. Email to me Friday so I can shop Saturday and cook
1:04.7	Sunday with a second kiddo and our meal train just drying up. So sad. I realized that prepping dinner is my weakest link.
1:12.6	Does this exist? How do you get your work done and shop and cook for four? That's a brilliant
1:18.2	question, Geraldine, and I was really excited to see what people suggested. Jamie Gale answered to
1:25.2	Geraldine, she suggested e-mails.com.
1:27.7	She said, highly recommend.
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