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Hey Reader, Did you hear? Music Studio Startup is partnering with Charles Harris, CPA, to offer tax prep services designed specifically for music studio owners! Charles's professional life has been in accounting, but he started college as a music major, so he "gets it." Meet Charles in our podcast interview. Learn more about our professional tax and accounting services.
Hey, there! Here's your opportunity to shape the tools you use in your studio. A while back on the podcast, I interviewed David Smolover - a serial entrepreneur in the music ed space and Founder/CEO of the incredible MatchMySound music assessment app. It was fun to hear David's story, especially how responding to a random cold email ultimately led to starting MatchMySound and bringing some truly ground-breaking technology to the market. (Seriously, guys. This app listens to a student's...
Hey, there! Last week's Teacher Talk with on how to teacher concertos was super interesting. Janna is such a wealth of knowledge on this topic and it was a delight to have her join us. This week we're taking things back to my jam: business! I've got a list of business FAQs to get us started (like "What's an LLC???"), but but I'm really more interested in hearing the questions you bring. We can talk accounting, taxes, biz structures, systems, insurance, tech, all the things! Teacher Talk: Wed....