ASK CHERI S HILL

I was invited to speak at a new networking group here in Reno, NV for Mommies Mean Business.  It was very cozy, a great group of women, and we got to drink wine because it was held in the back of Vino 100.  As I told them, I am a much better speaker when ya’ll are drinking.  Anyway, I talked about the importance of protecting their assets while they are building their businesses and since all of them are parents, I focused a little more on the benefits of living trusts as well. 

Many of them had already formed their corporation or LLC yet they really had no understanding of why they were in either a corp or an LLC, what is required to properly maintain them, and how they are being taxed.  Of course, this was nothing new for me as I see and hear these same statements every day.  What I reminded all of them is that your CPA and more specifically your attorney is not in the business to educate.  Therefore, once set up you’re pretty much flying blind.  So where do you go for help?  Sage International, Inc. of course!  And that’s exactly the reason why I created our new SageFacilitator Program (I call it Dept. 409) to help business owners first understand what it is they have and second, which is most often the case, clean up or finish the rest of their tax reduction and asset protection strategy.  You don’t know what you don’t know.

These women work hard in every aspect of their life and helping women has become such an important part of my life.  I am passionate that they get the right information when they need it the most (and most don’t have any idea what questions they should be asking) which is in the start-up phase of growing their business.  Without help you become a statistic. 

I strongly encourage anyone not involved in a networking group to join one.  Most are dedicated to continuing education as well as building relationships.  Surrounding yourself with people experiencing what you are experiencing is invaluable because you learn from each other what to do and what to avoid which literally can mean the difference between success and failure!    

 

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