Articles written by Kim Crouch

March 18, 2018 by Kim Crouch

Tips From a CPA: Nine Critical Items to Consider Before Starting Your Photography Business

Do you love photography and hate numbers? Are you afraid you don’t know what you don’t know when it comes to starting a business? Here are nine critical items to consider before starting your photography business.

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I am a photographer. I am a CPA. I understand and love your photography business. I’m excited to be building my accounting business for photographers alongside my photography business and think the two really compliment each other. I don’t think I could be a great accountant to photographers without actually being a photographer. I know the business from the inside out. I know the problems you face, the joys, the ups and downs, and the solutions.

Am I passionate about accounting? Honestly, no. I’m passionate about photography and art. I’m passionate about my family. I’m passionate about dogs and the ocean. I’m passionate about living an authentic life, and continuing to grow and learn what that means to me. Part of that is accounting and the 25 years of knowledge that I’ve accumulated, in accounting, finance, investment banking, commercial lending, and starting and running my own small businesses. I am passionate about sharing and leveraging that bank of knowledge with like minded photographers that I know can benefit from it. That is the use of all these years I’ve spent building up all this information – that is how I can use it, add value to others, and stay authentic to me.

Would you rather have a CPA who is passionate about accounting, or a CPA who is an advisor, partner, friend, and photographer who is passionate about your photography business?

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