Know Your Numbers: Bookkeeping for Creative Agencies

As a small business owner, you get used to wearing a lot of hats, but when you add in the need to know and understand your profitability, bookkeeping, budgets, and tracking… it can be a bit overwhelming. So, what is a small agency to do when the numbers seem to not add up, do not make sense, or are hard for you to wrap your brain around?

During this informative session, Abby Gallo, Founder & CEO of Terrain Bookkeeping, will discuss what "knowing your numbers" can do for you and your agency. She will discuss common mistakes that creatives make along with how to fix them, and she will provide tips and tricks for best practices. Abby comes to this discussion with a unique perspective because she has also worked within a small agency. With this experience, she will bring her first-hand knowledge of the challenges similar creative businesses face and will couple that with the tools she now passes along to her clients.

Topics covered will include:
• How much to set aside for owner's pay, taxes, expenses, and profit
• Record-keeping best practices
• QuickBooks Tips & Tricks
• Benefits of budgeting and how to start

If you have specific questions about bookkeeping for your business, please share your questions with us prior to the event so we can be sure to touch on them during our time together: admin@sparkdesignprofessionals.org

About Our Speaker:
Abby Gallo is the Founder & CEO of Terrain Bookkeeping, a bookkeeping & advisory firm that specializes in helping marketing & creative agencies gain greater profitability. Abby is a QuickBooks Advanced ProAdvisor who started her career at a boutique PR agency in NYC. Having worked inside an agency herself, she's aware of the challenges and opportunities agency owners face and is passionate about helping them gain greater clarity around their books.