Are you a creative entrepreneur needing help with your finances, bookkeeping or tax preparation? Yes, me too! My guest in Episode 46 of An Artist’s Journey Podcast will help you. Morgan de Klerk is an accountant working with small businesses and digital nomads to help them master their finances. Morgan’s business, Master Your Finances Today, has free information and resources plus premium courses to help anyone master their finances. Find out more by listening to the podcast.

Learn more about Morgan's Free training at: https://social.malcolmdewey.com/FreeFinance

Timestamps:

00.06 Welcome

01:21 Who is Morgan de Klerk?

04:32 First Steps for Entrepreneurs

06:08 What Business Structure

09:32 Accounting Software

12:08 Risks of Software?

13:08 One Year’s Bookkeeping in One Hour

15:55 Start Up Traps

17:15 No Enough Capital?

21:37 Take Profit First

23:17 Mental Blocks to Finances

26:47 First Steps to Tax Records

30:03 Rgister to File Taxes

30:38 Do Your Own Books or Use a Bookkeeper?

32:00 Negotiate Fees

34:34 How Good Records Makes More Money

38:25 Start a Business or Keep Your Job?

41:49 Keeping Life Balance

44:31 Resources and Accounting courses for Beginners

46:34 Morgan’s Instagram

Start a Free Course with Morgan de Klerk: https://social.malcolmdewey.com/FreeFinance

Meet my special guest, Shawn Auguston, who is an wonderful artist and advocate for art therapy. Shawn discusses his own struggle as an army veteran with PTSD. His successful treatment through art therapy and how this lead to his own art career success. An inspirational story and one of hope for others suffering from mental health issues. 
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Find out more and view Shawn's art on my blog at https://www.malcolmdeweyfineart.com/blog.html

My special guest Sonja Smalheer has found her purpose helping other artists achieve focus and success in their businesses. 

Sonja Smalheer discusses:

• Her aims and motivations with her courses, coaching and podcasts. 
• We discuss what is the Number One issue holding artists back today. 
• Also what successful artists do that struggling artists miss.
• Why communication is critical for creatives
• How to find focus and thrive despite world uncertainty

Visit my blog to secure your FREE artist's survival guide PDF download.