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At the time of publishing this blog post, I had recently re-launched my online group coaching program, Teacher-Seller Virtual Assistant School, which inspired me to write this post. Sort of along the same vein of living in the moment, I think more people need to pause, reflect on their successes, and own the magical unicorns that they are, because we all have SO many successes that we tend to just ignore because we’re too focused on the next one we want to try to achieve.
You started your business because you were passionate about your idea, or because you saw a hole in the market that you could fill, or because you want to change the world. (Hey, I’m not judging!) That’s pretty freaking awesome, but…there’s more to running a business than just executing your idea. That’s why I’m here with this post to talk about how I set up my business finances!
Taxes. Blech.
It’s a topic that most of us happily avoid discussing, but like them or not, they’re a reality. When you’re employed by a business, you know that you have taxes withheld from your paychecks. Depending on your state, federal, state, and/or city taxes are withheld. You file the W-2 form, and the accounting team with your employer takes care of those withholdings for you.
But what about when you’re self-employed?
You’ve decided you want to become a virtual assistant (or a solopreneur or an entrepreneur).
Great!
You’ve created a business bank account and a business PayPal account.
Sweet!
You’ve chosen a few online tools to help you run your business smoothly.
Awesome!
So…where do you get clients to do all of the work that you’ve set yourself up to do?
