Episode 22 is a conversation between Natasha and Foreman & Associates, LLC Business Support Specialist, Eboni Brown (see her bio below), as they talk the numbers of business. Introducing Eboni to the Don't Call It Small community, Natasha asked Eboni questions about:

- Eboni's background in accounting, nonprofit management, grant writing, project management, office management, and her work with a philanthropic organization
- the ins and outs of accounting and its relevance in business
- the difference between bookkeepers, accountants, CPAs, and CFOs
- the pros and cons of having virtual bookkeepers, CFO, and other team members
- advice to people who don't have accounting experience but think they can't afford to hire a bookkeeper, so they opt to handling the books on their own
- the fears people have about money and sharing their financials
- the reports and other information that Eboni requests and looks at first with a new client
- some of the financial mistakes that most businesses make and how they can recover
- financial "red flags"
- the assumptions people make about the difference between nonprofits and forprofits
- the mistakes many people make with nonprofits
- insights on the financial backing of nonprofits
- insights on how nonprofits are awarded grant funds
- why our listeners should contact Foreman & Associates and ask Eboni to help them with project management, bookkeeping, nonprofit startup/management, and more

Natasha and Eboni also discussed the basic outline of future episodes where they will address in greater detail nonprofits, for-profits, and the various ways that for-profits can give back to the community.

EBONI'S BIO
Eboni Brown is an Administrative Professional with over 10 years’ experience. She also has over 8 years of management experience. She holds an MBA with a concentration in Public Administration, Nonprofit Organizations, and a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Project Management. She also earned a certificate as a Grant Writing Specialist, and has extensive accounting experience, including managing annual budgets; performing daily closeouts; and overseeing expenditures.

Her professional responsibilities have included: supporting multiple c-level executives and small business owners with all aspects of office management. Her greatest accomplishment includes creating, implementing, and training on standard operating procedures for an entire administrative team. Eboni is fueled by a desire to learn, solve problems, and get the job done—the right way. She has excellent relationship building abilities; demonstrated strengths in interviewing, hiring and training employees; is highly organized and efficient; and has a strong ability to multitask. She has prior work experience as an office manager, accounting coordinator, executive assistant, customer service coordinator, and sales manager.

Eboni is very active in the community, serving in various roles within the Girl Scouts of America organization from 2003-2010 and as a current member of: Toastmasters International, Project Management Institute, My Sisters Keeper, and other global, national and local organizations.
After hearing all of this it should be no wonder why she is Natasha's right hand at Foreman & Associates, LLC.

To contact Eboni for an initial consultation please visit: ForemanLLC.com/contact

SHOW INFORMATION:

Company: Foreman & Associates, LLC
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HOST: Natasha L. Foreman, CEO of Foreman & Associates, LLC
Website: NatashaForeman.com
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Twitter: @NatashaLForeman
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Theme Song: “Higher Up” by Shane Ivers

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