Learn To Manage Consulting Finances For Future Success Confidently Featuring Erica Goode

<p class="ql-align-justify">Erica Goode has been a Certified Public Accountant for 15 years. She runs a virtual accounting firm that provides coaches and consultants with bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services, and she also hosts the Coaches, Consultants, and Money podcast. She’s a former Director of Finance at a Fortune 50 company and began her career as an auditor at a Big Four public accounting firm. Erica is also a mother of two and the wife of a fellow CPA. She lives with her family in the mountains of Idaho.</p><p>In today's episode of Smashing the Plateau, Erica will discuss the unique financial challenges that come with running a consulting or coaching business and how to navigate them confidently for a successful financial future.</p><p>Erica and I discuss:</p><ul><li>The common fears and misunderstandings about small business finance [00:00:00]</li><li>Leaving a corporate career for entrepreneurship [00:03:30]</li><li>Starting a business from scratch [00:04:10]</li><li>The journey to specializing in coaching and consulting [00:06:35]</li><li>The benefits of having a niche [00:12:59]</li><li>Financial challenges and cash flow management in consulting [00:16:35]</li><li>Retirement savings and benefits for entrepreneurs [00:19:55]</li><li>The importance of community for entrepreneurs [00:22:15]</li><li>Continuous learning in finance [00:24:35]</li></ul><br/><p>Learn more about Erica at <a href="https://www.ericagoode.com/" target="_blank">https://www.ericagoode.com</a>, <a href="https://www.ericagoode.com/newsletter-signup" target="_blank">https://www.ericagoode.com/newsletter-signup</a>, and listen to her insights on the Coaches, Consultants, and Money podcast.</p><p>Thank you to our sponsor:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://smashingtheplateau.com/community/" target="_blank">The Smashing the Plateau Community&nbsp;</a></p>