You’re smashing perceptions, following your dreams, and trying to turn your creative passion into a thriving business. You want to:
- Make money and find success doing what you love
- Start your business off on the right foot and not waste time later trying to fix early mistakes
- Feel confident in every decision you make and never lose sleep over what-ifs
Kick your entrepreneurial journey into gear
Minding Your Business is a Master-class style, self-paced course that gives you all the tips, tricks, and tools you need to start and scale your dream creative business. We break down the fundamentals of creative entrepreneurship into bite-sized chunks that - we promise - are actually engaging.
You don’t have a traditional business background. No expensive MBA, no detailed classes about understanding financial statements or years spent grinding on the corporate ladder. You feel like you’re starting from scratch, and now you’re losing sleep over questions like:
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Everyone says I should set up an LLC, but is it really that simple?
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What do I charge for my services? And how do I feel confident asking for that much?
- How can I protect my IP and myself in business deals?
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How much should I be setting aside for taxes
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How much can I pay myself?
What will I learn from MYB?
Mindset Is Everything
You'll learn the difference between a business and a hobby, the core elements you need to cover when setting up your business and how you can best protect your business.
Choose Your Vehicle
We'll discuss the 7 main structures of business. For each structure, we'll learn everything from liability protection to which taxes need to be paid, as well as what is needed for set up.
Protect Your Sh*t
Learn how to track revenue and expense and best practice for organizing receipts. We'll talk spreadsheets vs. accounting systems for tracking your numbers and the Golden Rule for write offs.
Account For It All
We'll break down corporate income taxes, payroll and individual income tax, and sales taxes: when they're due, when they apply to you, and what you can cannot deduct.
Build A Healthy Model
You'll discover the power of recurring revenue and how to build a healthy business model. We'll share four metrics to track as your business grows and more information on the MAC model.
Automate And Integrate
Generic advice for generic entrepreneurs won't cut it
You need a support network that knows the creative industry inside and out. That speaks your language, and understands your unique challenges, opportunities, and values.
Meet Revel CPA
Revel CPA is a modern firm for a modern world. We love helping creative business owners navigate the tangled web of business and taxes, and have a little fun while we’re at it. With mobile-friendly technologies, extensive creative industry experience, and transparent, predictable fees, we've designed our business with creatives like YOU in mind.
No one starts a creative or entertainment business to spend their time worrying about numbers, tax planning, and financial statements. Well, except for us! Over the years, we've worked with dozens of creative business owners just like you who were confused about what information to trust, where to turn for help, how to scale their business... It’s nerve-wracking operating a creative business with financial guidance that isn’t tailored to your unique situation.
It’s time to put those days behind you and gain some peace of mind knowing you and your business are in the right hands.
Meet Martin
With two musical parents and a love of theater that started in high school, creativity has always been in Martin’s blood. He’s spent the last 15+ years helping creative professionals get their businesses up and running in every creative field imaginable and in 2019, he set up Revel CPA with the sole focus of supporting creative entrepreneurs.
Although he’s a serial entrepreneur, Xero Ambassador, and has served on a number of boards, Martin is most proud of his three kids (and everything they teach him!). If he’s not spending time with the family or the Revel team, you’ll probably find him noodling around in the basement music studio, slowly perfecting BBQ skills, starting a new woodworking project, or out on the Harley.
