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Business Budgeting: Know Your Costs, Plan Your Pay

Being busy doesn’t always mean your business is making enough to pay you. In this episode, Lisa Goss, MBA, walks through building a practical business budget so you can understand your costs, set realistic revenue goals and see what’s actually available to pay yourself.

Using a registered massage therapy practice as a service-based business example, Lisa brings the numbers to life with lessons business owners across industries can adapt. We cover commonly missed expenses, the difference between revenue and take-home pay, calculating your break-even point, and planning for taxes, slower months, emergencies and time away.

Whether you’re creating your first budget or revisiting an existing one, this session will help you build a simple monthly routine and make more informed decisions about your pricing, workload and business.

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