Audit Finances-The ABCs of Finance with Valaise Smith - Episode 103                                                           It’s Financial Literacy Month. Are you financially literate? Do you have your finances in order? Could you use help? Valaise Smith, my tax preparer, shares her ABC’s to how to audit finances.   Audit Finances-The ABCs of Finance Listen on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Other Podcast Players     In this episode with Valaise Smith, we talk about: [] Control Money [3:56] The ABC’s of Finance [] Managing Finances [11:49] The value of managing your finances [] Side Hustle to Main Hustle [14:47] The evolution of Tried & True Finances   Transcript   Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams? Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Life (style) through podcasting and speaking. Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020. Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life. Hire Deneen For: Keynotes | Speaking Engagements (Virtual) | Workshops | Fireside Chats | Podcast Interviews   Signature Talks:  Living a Dream Lifestyle  | Leadership Development for Women of Color | Leveraging LinkedIn to Grow Your Podcast   Hire Deneen to speak at your next event                                    Control Money   The ABC’s of Finance Educating business owners on becoming savior with their money is “near and dear to Valaise’s heart”.  She even built a business around doing this. Valaise Smith:  “Tried and True is established to help entrepreneurs with the ABCs of Finance to simplify their accounting, budgeting and credit processes. So in the credit space, we help entrepreneurs build business credit, I say all the time, cash is king, and credit is queen, and you need both to win.                                 Managing Finances   The value of managing your finances Managing your finances well allows you access. Access to more capital. Higher tax returns. Financial freedom. Generational wealth. Valaise Smith: “We are laser focused on the ABCs of finance, the accounting, the budgeting, the bookkeeping, and the credit, because all of those three goals go hand in hand, you want to make sure that you're staying compliant with your tax filing, you want to make sure that you're maximizing your deductions getting, you know, paying the least amount of tax possible, you want to make sure that your budget is tight, and that your bookkeeping system is in place, so that when you do go to get funding, you have the critical financial documents that they're asking for, you're up to date on your tax file once you have your financials, so you can give them the information that they need.”                                    Side Hustle to Main Hustle   The evolution of Tried & True Finances Sometimes we fall into situations. This can happen in business as well. Valaise Smith: So I had already been doing income tax preparation on the side, just as a little side hustle for friends and family because I wanted to learn more about taxes. So I went and took the Income Tax Course, that led into a part time seasonal job, I was doing that for a little while and then just was doing it for friends and family. I was not promoting it, it was not a business. I was doing it for love offering, just love doing it. And so I was I was working in corporate, I was working for this financial services company, and I was doing their back office reconciliation for a book of investment portfolio in excess of a billion dollars. And so when they went out of business, and I couldn't see myself rushing, going out to get another job brushing up my resume to go out and get another job I didn't. I launched try to true financial services.     Memorable Quotes from Valaise “We're on our way to wealth.” “We're not defaulting, we're running profitable, multimillion dollar companies. “When we're more proactive, we can go so much further and let our voices be heard.” “We're world changers. Tried and True Financial services is here to move forward with the gifts and talents that we have on the inside of us so that we can impact the world.”     About Valaise Smith Valaise Smith is the CEO of Tried & True Financial Services, LLC.  Valaise is committed to building & maintaining long-term relationships with business owners who want to obtain better control over their finances. She is passionate about educating business owners on the ABCs of finance to simplify their Accounting, Budgeting and Credit processes. With over two decades of working in the financial services industry, she has helped individuals and small business owners… * file accurate income tax returns and implement income tax strategies to ensure they are paying the least amount of taxes possible; * develop SMART budgets and balance their business books to ensure they know their numbers and can make good financial decisions; * building business credit to ensure they can get access to capital to grow their businesses. Valaise earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Davenport University, she is a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals, a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, an Inaugural Scholar of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women - Black in Business program and recently received her Enrolled Agent designation which allows her to represent clients before the IRS. When she is not serving clients, Valaise enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and riding her motorcycle.   CONNECT WITH Valaise Smith: Website: https://www.triedandtruefs.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/triedandtruefs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triedandtruefs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triedandtruefs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdqf_BIRHBIe5frNreAXpNw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tried-true-financial-services/     Other Episodes to Check out Leaving a Legacy-From Lifetime to Legacy Scale Your Business It Starts with You       About the Podcast   Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) is a podcast about women empowerment stories and for Women of Color who want more out of life. This show is for women who have had enough and want change, especially those who have been waiting to choose themselves and live boldly.    In each inspiring episode, hear from women from different backgrounds, countries, and ages who have embarked on personal journeys, sharing their stories of empowerment, overcoming, and their path to living a dream life (style).   Women of Color is the Top 5 Women of Color (searched) Podcast on Apple and a 35 Best Women Empowerment Podcasts by Feedspot.   My Podcast Coaching Journey:    Celebrate My Success Podcasting Tips for Black Podcasters The Power of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)     Deneen is committed to elevating the voices of WOC and empowering them to Live a Dream Life (style) NOW!    Contact Deneen for speaking opportunities deneen@deneenlgarrett.com.