Business Workshops for Artists - Free Online Workshop
Accounting Basics
Thursday, Nov 19, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Accounting Basics
How to organize and track expenses and income.
Running an arts-based business and looking to improve your financial management skills? This free, two-hour workshop equips creative entrepreneurs and small arts-based business owners with the essential financial tools needed to thrive.
Join us for a hands-on session designed to take the stress out of bookkeeping and financial management. You’ll learn how to build a robust financial plan, set up daily tracking systems for income and expenses, and organize your records so you’re confident and ready when tax season arrives. We’ll walk step-by-step through a live budget demo with a sample creative business, giving you practical, real-world skills you can immediately apply to your own practice.
Key Takeaways:
Financial Planning Fundamentals: Understand how to set realistic financial goals and structure your arts-based business for long-term stability.
Budgeting in Practice: Learn to build, manage, and adjust a budget that fits fluctuating creative income streams.
Streamlined Bookkeeping: Master practical techniques to organize, track, and categorize income and expenses without getting overwhelmed.
This workshop will be presented by James Lanning and Jennifer Collins from Keen Financial Services. Keen is a locally-owned and operated financial services company. Through comprehensive financial services rooted in technology, we work with our clients as passionate partners to bring clarity and efficiency to their organizational finances.
James has over 11 years of experience working in various roles in businesses ranging from Financial Controller to Director of Operations. He graduated from Memorial University with a B. Comm in 2014, earned his CPA in 2017, his Master’s Certificate in Project Management in 2018, and completed the Oxford Strategic Innovation Programme in 2021. He is a perpetual learner, and has taken a keen interest in improving the lives of business owners and individuals alike by providing them with accurate, timely and consistent financial information so they can focus on growing their businesses.
Jennifer has over 20 years of bookkeeping experience leading an accounting department of over five bookkeepers responsible for over 30 companies and over 1,000 employees. She has completed the Certified Professional Bookkeeper (CPB) designation and is an expert in all things bookkeeping. She’s taken a keen interest in the intersection of accounting and technology, and is continuously learning new ways to improve the accounting process for her clients. Her vast experience, energy and ambition provides her with all the tools to give you and your company financial peace of mind.
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