322 - How to Land Lucrative Government Contracts with Susanne Mariga

<p dir="ltr">If you’ve been a listener for any amount of time, you know I’m obsessed with you not just making more money, but becoming more profitable and prosperous as you do. </p> <p dir="ltr">Today I’m bringing you a guest who is an expert in both making money in the 7-8 figure range, as well as how to generate more profit out of that money.  My guest is Susanne Mariga, who is a CPA and fractional CFO specializing in high net worth strategies for 7 and 8 figure entrepreneurs using the Profit First System.  </p> <p dir="ltr">Susanne is the CEO of the Mariga Group, the 2021 Profit first professional firm of the year, as well as the author of Profit First for Minority Business Enterprises.  </p> <p dir="ltr">In today’s episode we’re talking about how the top 1% maximize their profits as well as how to expand into landing lucrative government contracts, which we’ve never discussed on the show before, so I’m excited to dive in because I know I’m going to learn a ton along with you. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Show Notes:</h3> <p dir="ltr">[2:57] - Susanne never thought or planned she would be an entrepreneur.</p> <p dir="ltr">[5:02] - The initial reason Susanne created her accounting firm was because of the birth of her daughter.</p> <p dir="ltr">[7:12] - Launching a new business with a newborn isn’t easy, but Susanne realized that since she didn’t have any clients yet, she could do it.</p> <p dir="ltr">[8:45] - Don’t discount your ability by discounting your price.</p> <p dir="ltr">[12:01] - Profit is intentional. It is not a random byproduct.</p> <p dir="ltr">[15:21] - You are the MVP of your business. It is crucial to make sure you are getting paid fairly.</p> <p dir="ltr">[16:54] - Another differentiator between 7-8 figure entrepreneurs is their tax strategy.</p> <p dir="ltr">[20:15] - How does the top 1% think?</p> <p dir="ltr">[22:27] - Create systems that make it easy to be successful.</p> <p dir="ltr">[24:16] - The top 1% don’t run their business randomly. They are very intentional.</p> <p