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Woman of Influence

Legitimizing Your Business + Taxes and Contracts

Woman of Influence

Julie Solomon

Marketing, Business

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever found yourself stressed out or in the dark about running your own business - or have been putting financial tasks off - today’s show is exactly the kick in the butt you need! Learn how to legitimize your business (finally!), legal measures to protect your brand, the recipe for a business plan, and turn your online dreams into a business reality - all by listening to today’s amazing show with Laurel Mintz.   Plus, Laurel is a marketing genius with tactical advice on using a multi-channel strategy to take your business to the next level! Laurel (@laurelmintz www.elevateyourbrand.com) not only founded her very own creative marketing company, Elevate My Brand, but also has her own column called ‘On Brand’ in Inc. Magazine and a law degree where she’s worked closely with intellectual property and corporate transactions. Laurel has truly seen marketing and business from all angles. For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at www.theinfluencerpodcast.com. And don’t forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and then tag Laurel (@laurelmintz) and I (@julssolomon)!

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Influencer Podcast episode number 51.

0:04.0

Before we jump in to today's show, let's quickly chat taxes.

0:08.0

Tis the season after all.

0:10.0

Today's episode is sponsored by the wonderful people at Tax Act, providing

0:14.7

affordable, digital, and downloadable tax software, who makes navigating the world of

0:20.0

tax and finance manageable. It's a tool that can make life easier when it comes to tax

0:24.0

season and the whole year actually. Whether you're a blogger,

0:27.8

youtuber, independent contractor, photographer, any kind of influencer or freelancer, taxes are usually

0:34.4

overwhelming, especially in your first year or two on your own. Been there.

0:38.6

But it doesn't have to be something that you dread and push off until the very last day, again, been there.

0:45.6

You see, when I made the jump to running my own business, I had very little knowledge of

0:49.6

where to begin.

0:50.8

That left me with underestimating how much I'd owe, constantly stressing and

0:54.5

feeling uneducated, and quite frankly a hot mess in terms of how to organize my

0:58.6

expenses. Are you nodding your head and currently in the same boat? If so, the amazing tool that is

1:05.0

Tax Act is here to help. Tax Act lets you run your hustle while seamlessly

1:09.7

keeping things in order for you. From helping you calculate and pay your

1:13.6

quarterly estimated payments to providing a variety of self-employment resources

1:18.1

they assist with all things tax. With Tax Act, taxes don't need to be this major frustration. In fact, it takes most of the

1:26.0

guesswork and small tasks out of your hands. Hallelujah. So if you're ready to

1:30.5

say goodbye to worrisome tax questions,

1:32.6

want to maximize your deductions,

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