Profit First Nation

In today's episode, Billie Anne Grigg, a distinguished Chief Profit First Profession Guide, joins Danielle as they address listeners' questions about Profit First. Together, they delve into properly categorizing expenses and ensuring they are...

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In today's episode, Billie Anne Grigg, a distinguished Chief Profit First Profession Guide, joins Danielle as they address listeners' questions about Profit First. Together, they delve into properly categorizing expenses and ensuring they are allocated to the appropriate accounts. Additionally, they tackle the often daunting prospect of raising prices. While this may seem intimidating for small business owners, they emphasize that it presents a unique opportunity to emulate the strategies employed by larger vendors. Furthermore, Billie Anne and Danielle discuss inflation and provide insights on how entrepreneurs should proactively prepare for its impact. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and guidance on these essential aspects of Profit First.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

  • [02:32] Billie Anne answers the question of how you disperse a real estate agents commission
  • [04:15] How do you classify the cost of goods on the instant assessment when you don’t have control over the cogs
  • [07:57] What should expenses be for an online boutique, i.e., salaries, rent, shipping and advertising
  • [11:54] Billie Anne recommends Profit First for E-Commerce Seller’s book.
  • [13:52] Should you raise prices during this inflationary period
  • [18:51] Make a plan and prepare for inflation or a recession so you’ll be a step ahead of those who don’t prepare

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:Ā 

  • Prices are being raised all over the board. Therefore, a prudent business person should also raise their prices.
  • Now is a great time to negotiate rental space because there are many vacant spaces.
  • Marketing expenses must produce a six to ten times return on that expense. Otherwise, you need to try another marketing strategy

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GUEST BIOGRAPHY: Billie Anne Grigg

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Billie Anne has been a bookkeeper since before the turn of the century. She is a QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, LivePlan Expert Advisor, FreshBooks Certified Partner and a Mastery Level Certified Profit First Professional. She is also a guide for the Profit First Professionals organization. In 2012, she started Pocket Protector Bookkeeping, a virtual bookkeeping and managerial accounting service for small businesses.

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Billie Anne Grigg - Linkedin

Pocket Protector Bookkeeping - Website

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RESOURCES:

Danielle Mulvey - Website

Danielle Mulvey - Linkedin

The All In Company - Website

Profit First Nation - Website

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Mike Michalowicz - Website

Mike Michalowicz - Linkedin

Mike Michalowicz - Twitter

Profit First Professionals - Website

Mike Michalowicz - Books

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What is Profit First Nation?

Welcome to Profit First Nation, the podcast that helps you achieve permanent profitability in your business by taking action to implement Profit First right. Hosted by Danielle Mulvey, a Profit First expert, and Mike Michalowicz, the author of Profit First, this podcast is for the top 17% of entrepreneurs who have cash in the bank to correlate with their profitability.

On the podcast, we dive into advanced Profit First strategies by sharing the honest and authentic ups and downs of being a business owner. Each episode provides information for entrepreneurs focused on taking the right steps and seeking appropriate advice from professionals in accounting, legal, tax, or other relevant areas. You’ll also hear transformational stories from business owners who have turned their businesses from cash eating monsters to money making machines with cash in the bank to correlate to their profitability by implementing the Profit First System.

With a focus on intelligent entrepreneurship, Profit First Nation guides you on how to take ownership of your finances and leverage Profit First as a DIY cash management system to make your business permanently profitable.

If you're a fan of Profit First and Mike Michalowicz, this is the podcast for you. Join a in on our community of successful entrepreneurs driven to be permanently profitable, with a grit and growth mindset that lets no obstacle stand in the way in pursuit of the three Ps: passion, profit, and play.

https://www.profitfirstnation.com

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Danielle Mulvey:
Danielle Mulvey is a former flight attendant-turned entrepreneur and the owner of multiple businesses doing $50-million in annual revenue. She is one of the exclusive, select group of Mastery-Certified Profit First Professionals in the world, and the go-to ā€œHOW TO IMPLEMENTā€ workshop facilitator for Profit First and WSJ Journal Best Selling Author Mike Michalowicz following his keynote speeches. Danielle is currently running multiple businesses from start-ups to mature businesses with 10-year plus track records and revenues ranging from $1M to $40-million in annual revenues and is a certified numbers geek about Profit First, leveraging the DIY cash management system for small business to achieve maximum profitability. She has the ability to personally guide business owners to achieve maximum profitability in their business based on her 25-years experience of being an entrepreneur who has been there and done that.
Additionally, Danielle authored the book The Rapid Readā„¢ Guide to The 5-Star Employee Rating Systemā„¢ and is currently collaborating with Wall Street Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz on his new book, to be released in Q1 2024, titled ALL IN: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams.

https://www.daniellemulvey.com
linkedin.com/in/danielle-mulvey-66a315
theallincompany.com
profitfirstnation.com

Mike Michalowicz:
Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and New York Times and Wall Strett Journal best-selling author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, SURGE, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Clockwork, Fix This Next, and Get Different. BusinessWeek called Toilet Paper Entrepreneur a business cult classic. His books have been translated into 10 languages and Mike has had the privilege to speak on stages all over the world because of his passion to connect with entrepreneurs.
As the founder of Profit First Professionals, he empowers accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches with the tools and techniques to maximize client profitability, allowing them to uplevel from being one of the 83% of small businesses operating check-to-check and struggling to be profitabably to becoming one of the 17% of thriving and highly valuable businesses with cash in the bank to correlate to profitability. Mike also co-founded the business growth consultancy, Provendus Group, and has successfully founded, built, and sold two technology service-based companies. He is passionate about sharing his experiences and advice with entrepreneurs and sits on formal and informal advisory boards while maintaining relationships with angel and early-stage investors.

linkedin.com/in/mikemichalowicz
MikeMichalowicz.com
ProfitFirstProfessionals.com
mikemichalowicz.com/books/
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