Natasha Riley-noah

1st Year Essentials: - a Simple Diy Guide for New Small Business Owners Natasha Riley-noah

Publisher Marketing: I wrote The Essentials Series to help new business owners cut through the vast world of information that seems to exist on the internet. The spirit of this series and the energy behind anything I do for small business owners like you is only to be helpful and share the things that I know will work from real world experience. I don't want you to fail in your first year. I don't want you to fail any year, but especially the first. Your first year is crucial. The first year is when your excitement and drive is at its peak, and it should also be the time that you setup a workflow that actually helps you stay ahead of the game. That is what this Do-It-Yourself Guide will help you do, in a very no-nonsense, straightforward kind of way, unlike a University approved entrepreneurship and small business development textbook filled with theoretical charts on organizational development that only Small Business Administrative technical writing officers and Harvard Business Review folks understand. Now, I feel I have to say this... I am not trying to offend any MBAs or CPAs or lawyers with writing my little DIY guides. I have worked with many and many are still my dearest friends and affiliates helping when I need their expertise. But honestly, most would probably laugh anyway at my lack of sophistication and my horribly improper usage of the words 'who' and 'whom' (I never could get that right!), so this little set of books is not for them or people looking for MBAs, CPAs or strict and academia-heavy legalese. There are many books out there for you already - have fun! This book is meant to be functional and based on years and years of experience opening, owning and operating small businesses and assisting entrepreneurs in the real world to do so in a sustainable way - the everyday, nitty-gritty stuff that keeps us compliant and able to see a growing bottom line through do-it-yourself means. In other words, this book is for the rest of us. I am very confident in the information I have gathered, simply because it is from real world experience and I know you can use it. It always helps to have someone to shoot straight with you. We cover Motivation and some high points of Marketing. But I also tell you what you need to keep in your cabinet, at-the-ready, so that you can more easily get your bank account setup and be ready for tax season without headaches (see the Money In/Money Out Sections). Also, the fact that I have helped many other small business owners who were overwhelmed get caught up with their books, tax reporting and corporate paperwork and helped them have a streamlined workflow that is compliant for their industry makes me know that this will work for you. But only if you do what is recommended. Fill in the planners and checklists with specific items you need done regularly or items that you need to delegate to the right person or service. In other words, use this so that it can help you! Implement the suggestions, email me and ask questions, bring your business just one level up from where it is now and see the profitable difference and the time and stress it will save you to do this stuff on a simple to follow, proactive schedule. You will be glad you did. Contributor Bio:  Riley-Noah, Natasha Natasha has over 15 years experience in financial planning, banking, securities, insurance, real estate investing, property management, sales & marketing, employee development and adult instruction. She has earned all applicable industry insurance, real estate and securities licenses, has a proven track record in sales and managed multiple family businesses. Natasha Riley-Noah is a member of the financial literacy Curriculum Advisory Board for the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC), which provides financial literacy curriculum and training programs designed by a team of financial professionals and educators to meet core educational standards while offering the 'real world' knowledge to help youth prepare for the financial realities of life. As a way to give back, Natasha is a Curriculum Advisory Board Member for the NFEC (National Financial Educators Council), a chapter president for the AiA (Association of Independent Authors) and contributes a portion of all of her businesses and writing sales to Microplace (a great organization that enables women to start small businesses with micro loans in an effort to end global poverty). Natasha has made many connections through teaching courses to industry colleagues and pre-licensing candidates. She has also consulted many investors & helped a few millionaires and small business owners alike to protect and improve their companies. By sharing her real-world knowledge and research she even creates win-win mentoring relationships between successful people and others looking to design or redesign their own careers. With humor and a contagious enthusiasm, Natasha shows people how to forge their own road. She doesn't ask 'What do you do?' Instead, her question is: 'What do you WANT TO DO?' Years after classes, seminars, workshops, consultations and proposals, there is still a perpetual following of students and clients seeking her advice. Support from her best-friend and husband Louis, spirited daughter Riley and nervous, but devoted dog Buddy Lee, gives Natasha an amazing amount of energy and passion everyday. Wanting to provide effective, streamlined, innovative information for those seeking solid resources is her job. But anyone who meets her can see in a few minutes that her 'inner-nerd' is definitely satisfied helping people to research, network, focus and act on achieving their dreams!