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In this episode, I chat to Ben Walker who's an accountant at Inspire CA based in Brisbane, an accounting business that helps people be smarter with their taxes and ultimately minimize their donation to the ATO every year. Legally, we talk about some of the mistakes that people make when it comes to their taxes, the tax strategies that people should be thinking about to cut their tax bill, as well as what business owners and self-employed people should be thinking about when they're planning with their tax and the things to look out for as well as the biggest lesson that Ben learned on his money and tax journey. Ben Walker is a Chartered Accountant with over a decade of experience. He is the founder and CEO of Inspire, and co-author of Cashed Up: The 7 Steps Method of Pulling More Money, Time and Happiness from Your Business. Ben is the Winner of the coveted Anthill Online ‘30under30' award for 2014 and was named a finalist in the Brisbane Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Personal LinkedIn profile link https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwalkerca/ Company LinkedIn profile link https://au.linkedin.com/company/inspireca Company and Personal Facebook links Facebook: @InspireCA, @benwalkerca Instagram handles @Inspire_Accountants, @BenWalkerCA Website link http://inspire.accountants/ Want to keep making the right money moves with complete confidence? Upcoming online training events: https://bit.ly/PivotEvents Book a Money Breakthrough Session with a Pivot Adviser: https://calendly.com/ben-nash-pivot/breakthrough-podcast Free download of my Amazon best-selling book ‘Get Unstuck': https://bit.ly/PivotGUSPod Pivot Blog for other money tips, tools and hacks: https://bit.ly/PivotBlog
Ben Walker is the founder and CEO of Inspire Life Changing Accountants based out of Brisbane, Australia. Ben has a fascination with helping people's money work for them. In today's episode, we talk about the three main areas to focus on when building wealth, and we deep dive into each area to share with you the simplicity with which you can get clear on where your money is going. How to shift your focus on money and start growing your money. What safeguards to put in place and areas to consider investing to achieve higher levels of wealth in your life. So ultimately, you no longer have that feeling of not knowing what you're doing with your finances, a feeling we've all felt at one point or another. Feeling in control of your money reduces stress.Ben Walker is the founder and CEO of Inspire Life Changing Accountants based out of Brisbane, Australia. Ben has a fascination with helping people's money work for them. In today's episode, we talk about the three main areas to focus on when building wealth, and we deep dive into each area to share with you the simplicity with which you can get clear on where your money is going. How to shift your focus on money and start growing your money. What safeguards to put in place and areas to consider investing to achieve higher levels of wealth in your life. So ultimately, you no longer have that feeling of not knowing what you're doing with your finances, a feeling we've all felt at one point or another. Feeling in control of your money reduces stress.Contact Ben here:Website: https://benwalker.com/Inspire CA: https://inspire.business/team/ben-walker/
Ben Walker is the founder and CEO of Inspire Life Changing Accountants based out of Brisbane, Australia. Ben has a fascination with helping people's money work for them. In today's episode, we talk about the three main areas to focus on when building wealth, and we deep dive into each area to share with you the simplicity with which you can get clear on where your money is going. How to shift your focus on money and start growing your money. What safeguards to put in place and areas to consider investing to achieve higher levels of wealth in your life. So ultimately, you no longer have that feeling of not knowing what you're doing with your finances, a feeling we've all felt at one point or another. Feeling in control of your money reduces stress. Ben Walker is the founder and CEO of Inspire Life Changing Accountants based out of Brisbane, Australia. Ben has a fascination with helping people's money work for them. In today's episode, we talk about the three main areas to focus on when building wealth, and we deep dive into each area to share with you the simplicity with which you can get clear on where your money is going. How to shift your focus on money and start growing your money. What safeguards to put in place and areas to consider investing to achieve higher levels of wealth in your life. So ultimately, you no longer have that feeling of not knowing what you're doing with your finances, a feeling we've all felt at one point or another. Feeling in control of your money reduces stress. Contact Ben here: Website: https://benwalker.com/ Inspire CA: https://inspire.business/team/ben-walker/
Ben Walker is the Founder of the innovative chartered accounting and business advisory firm, Inspire CA. Inspire CA focuses on helping healthcare or healthtech business owners get cashed up, so they can put more money, time and happiness from their business. Ben believes in dreaming big and making an impact in business, while still making time for your family. Whether you're a start-up or a mature business, you'll gain a lot from the insights and tips in this episode. We unpack the key things to factor into your business strategy to help build a financially sustainable healthcare or healthtech business that ultimately delivers quality healthcare outcomes in a systematised and scalable way. Key takeaways: Business is about numbers and Family is number one. Reimagined Key Performance Indicators such as Family Holidays Taken, Social Impact & Freedom Days for business owners Getting your start up structure right to achieve your goals and protect your families assets. Inspire CA had a client who was previously paying $6,500 a year to their old accountant. But after working with Inspire CA, they discovered about $80,000 in overpaid taxes that they shouldn’t have paid. An accountant hasn’t done a good job unless they've saved their clients more money than they've cost them in accounting fees. When accounting goes from paper-based to online record keeping, there are huge efficiencies to be gained. People do their work faster. The price of an online subscription to accounting software isn't just the dollar amount you pay, but also the hours that it may save you. Often, business owners are a bit too hard on themselves or don't pay themselves first. Looking at your personal role in the business and how many hours you're committing, what are you getting paid? If you were working for someone else, would you be happy with your remuneration or how you're treating yourself? Growth for the sake of growth is a cancer, and often can be detrimental to a business. If you don’t manage things well, you can end up with unsustainable growth. You need to set targets for your business that are sustainable. Small business owners often don't plan ahead. Tax bills can often catch you off guard if you haven't put systems in place. A good tip is to establish a rainy day fund. That can sometimes be the difference between surviving an event easily versus struggling to stay afloat. Resources and links: https://inspire.business/ Ln: Ben Walker FB: Inspire - Life Changing Accountants Connect: Listen to other episodes of Reimagining Healthcare Connect with Yianni Serpanos on LinkedIn Follow HealthTechX on LinkedIn Follow HealthTechX on Instagram Follow HealthTechX on Meetup
In this episode, Ben Walker, a small business accountant and founder of Inspire CA, shares with us the business strategies he and his team used to provide programs online to help the business adapt to conditions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.He also discusses his thoughts on how automating the business using online tools helped him, his team, and their clients to thrive. He's also supplemented this approach with strategies that help clients take advantage of business opportunities during this trying time.Episode Highlights: What is Ben's background and what does he do?Ben runs an accounting firm, Inspire CA, out of Brisbane and serves clients all over Australia. He is proud to share that his company has helped his clients save over $10 million in tax so far.What has been the company's biggest challenge since Covid-19?How did Ben and his team overcome these challenges?"We met as a team and basically put together an approach to the stimulus releases making sure we were always on the front foot."Ben and his team hosted webinars literally the day after announcements detailing the government announcements, including details of how this would affect the clients, what can be done, and answering inquiries at a higher level."I think we went from having no course, to the live webinar, the webinar recording, and then setting this big document to help our clients through the process all up, literally, in 48 hours."On business automation and leveraging online: "We can help the market or the people following us in a massively leveraged way. And that also protects against our potential downside of this Covid, if we were to, you know, lose business or our growth plans were thrown off a bit."A couple of hundred people signed up for the courses and webinars in Ben's company. For the JobKeeper webinar alone, 500 people signed up and 200 people from this showed up.What processes and strategies were used by Ben and his team to get their business, in a sense, online within 48 hours?The team made extensive use of mind maps, checklists and support documents to get the webinar off the ground."The way I see the future with training is that we will never be the same again, but I do believe we still will do face-to-face training, but we can give so much more with complementing it with online training."How does Ben see his whole business operating in 12 months' time?What does he think he would do differently from how he was operating pre-Covid-19?"We'll still have an office but I think we'll do a lot more of our meetings with Zoom."The online stuff has broadened their reach, or credibility even, in the market.As larger accounting firms are having to make staff redundant this is providing an opportunity for smaller more nimble firms like Inspire CA.How does Ben keep motivated each day?Useful Links: Ben Walker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwalkerca Inspire CA on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspireca/Inspire CA Website: https://inspire.business/Angela Connell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelatkconnellAngela Connell Website: https://vivacity.com.au/Education in Isolation Website: https://vivacity.com.au/podcast/
EPISODE – HAREVEE PENE BIOGRAPHY Harvee’s first business was at 12-years-old, mowing neighbourhood lawns. Five years later, at age 17, Harvee had saved enough and bought his first investment property. He started his second business at 18 as a scaffolder, and five years later built it in to a large construction training and labour hire company. Wanting to ‘get off the tools’, Harvee started his next journey as a part-time intern in an accounting firm while studying accounting at Queensland University of Technology. Over the next five years, he helped build a change management consulting firm which helped over 600 accounting firms around Australia make positive impacts in their clients’ lives; this company was later floated on the Australian Securities Exchange. That’s where Harvee met Ben Walker – the founder of Inspire CA, and together they joined forces and now lead the award-winning team of life-changing accountants at Inspire. Harvee is a TEDx speaker and has spoken on stage alongside his business idol, Michael E Gerber. He is also the founder of Accountants For Good–a global movement that disrupts a very ‘old school’ accounting industry. Co-author of Cashed Up : the 7 step method to pull more money, time and happiness from your business, and Ambassador for Thank you Water and B1G1, Harvee’s passion for spreading the good knows no bounds. Despite Harvee’s success, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for him. Blindsided by testicular cancer, Harvee took this life-altering situation and with his typical true grit and courage, miraculously reduced the tumour markers by 80% in four weeks. As a numbers person, Harvee believes that family is number one. His mission is to create a business that gives him the freedom to always put family first and to help others do the same. In doing this, his mission to make a difference in the world will be accomplished SHOWNOTES Harvee’s journey into business started at childhood as he learnt from an early age that business was a means to survival as he came over as a 3 year old from New Zealand to escape poverty with his family. Lead, write and speaking are Harvee’s key roles he does every day. Wealth dynamics by Roger Hamilton was a key framework that changed the game for how he conducts his day-to-day life. Harvee talks about where his businesses have impacted other people in other countries. Being true to your life purpose is what Harvee’s definition of happiness. Harvee’s gratitude and routine starts with family first and connection with them first. Looking at your life’s purpose and doing things that light you up is the way that governs your routine Harvee discusses fantasy dinner dates Gratitide practices that Harvee undertakes in the business and personal world are creating “team thank you circles” for the things they’ve seen each other do and achieve. BOOKS Chapter 1 – Daniel Flynn Doing Good is the New Great – Harvee Pene (coming out in August 2019) LINKS https://inspire.business/team/harvee-pene/ https://au.linkedin.com/in/harvee-pene-9a306626 https://twitter.com/harveepene?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/HarveePeneFan/ https://www.instagram.com/harveepene/
SHOW NOTES (www.mikejamesreid.com) Harvee Pene is an author, TEDx speaker, & co-founder of Inspire CA, an innovative accounting firm that incorporates charitable giving into their business model. In this episode, Harvee talks about the dichotomy of building an empire versus raising a family, and the strategies he uses to make both possible. He also reveals the principles for creating a successful business and how he as applied those same principles to his family life. Harvee is an incredibly generous and positive guy who has overcome great challenges in his life. His positivity, optimisim, and his commitment to giving back are truly inspiring. Enjoy! What You Will Discover in This Episode: Harvee’s journey to overcome testicular cancer and the impact it had on family and business The principles of creating a successful business and how to apply them to family life How Harvee developed his positive, optimistic attitude towards life Bridging the gap between your business mission and personal mission The dichotomy of building an empire versus raising a family How Harvee turns business obligations into opportunities for his family
Harvee Pene is an accountant, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker based in Brisbane, Australia. Harvee started his first business when he was only 12 years old, saving enough money mowing lawns that he was able to purchase his first investment property at the age of 17! From there he was able to found his own construction training and labor hire company. After studying accounting, he also launched Inspire CA. For every tax dollar this accounting firm saves their clients, they are able to provide a family in need with a day’s access to food, water, healthcare and sanitation. Harvee is also the co-author of Cashed Up: 7 Steps to Pull More Money, Time and Happiness From Your Business and hosts the podcast Inspiring Businesses for Good. For our last episode of 2019, Harvee discusses how his early struggles fostered his entrepreneurial spirit, explains why he changed his focus from construction to accounting, and draws connections between the ritualistic haka dance and his own determined attitude. And if you’re listening to this on January 31, be sure to cast your vote for the Do Well & Do Good Challenge on our http://dowellanddogood.co/facebook/ (Facebook page) ASAP. Show Notes: What was life like for Harvee growing up and how did his circumstances inspire his entrepreneurial spirit? His mother had his older sister when she was very young, and Harvee himself only a few years later. Grew up in a poor socioeconomic area of New Zealand. They moved to Australia for a better opportunity, Being entrepreneurial came naturally due to their circumstances; everything on their plates had to be earned in some way. The ultimate dream in Australia is to own your own home; inspired by his own parents’ success in doing so, Harvee sought to own property as well. How was Harvee inspired to save so much money at such a young age? He was drawn to reading business and inspirational books; realized early on that being an entrepreneur could enable him to purchase his own property and help others. What was the learning curve like for Harvee starting out in small business? In Australia it’s very easy to work in construction; he built up his own crew by the time he was in his late teens. Clients often underestimated or overlooked him as the leader of his team due to his age and youthful appearance. He accepted that age is only a number and is unable to limit how much you’re able to achieve. Why did he end up selling his construction business and move into accounting? While he was successful in this line of work, he knew that he didn’t want to spend his life doing physical labor. He sprang on becoming an accountant when seeking out a new career path due to his family’s past experience with money and wanting to be in a place where financial success was not only secure but part of the job. Asked a friend who worked in an accounting firm to intern for free; was repeatedly turned down until his friend finally relented. Ended up starting a consulting firm with his friend, helping other accountants figure out how to do more for their own clients. They ended up working with approximately 600 of the top accounting firms in Australia. How did Harvee end up co-founding Inspire CA? His accounting consulting firm was so valuable it was listed on the Australian stock exchange. He saw that a boring corporate environment lay in his future, but he wanted to remain hands-on in his work and not like some cog in a machine. Met his now-business partner Ben Walker, who had the original idea for Inspire CA; once Harvee had the opportunity to leave his job he did so and joined Ben with Inspire. They also found a mentor in Paul Dunn and his B1G1 organization (see episode 32); his work pushed them to give back through Inspire CA as well. Through Day for a Dollar, every dollar Inspire CA saves their clients in taxes goes to helping the underprivileged in Australia; to date, they’ve saved their clients over $7...
Han var i Sverige för många år sedan, lärde sig några svenska fraser och upplevde en kräftskiva. Idag är han känd i Australien genom att offentligt lova besparingar på 500 000 australiska dollar på tre månader och slå målet med det dubbla. Harvee Pene på Inspire CA lever efter devisen att redovisningskonsulter kan och bör förändra människors liv. Byråpoddens Annica Jönsson träffade honom på Panalitix årliga event The Pac och blev wowad.
Today we are joined by Ben Walker the founder of the accounting practice Inspire CA to talk about his brand new book, where he outlines 7 steps to pull more money, time and happiness from your business. [EP 069] 7 Steps to pull more money, time, and happiness from your business | Aspect Legal
Today we are joined by Ben Walker the founder of the accounting practice Inspire CA to talk about his brand new book, where he outlines 7 steps to pull more money, time and happiness from your business.
Hey, what kind of business do you reckon this is? It's got a cafe that's not open to everyone. The cafe's got beer taps. It has weekly gatherings of up to 30 people. And you can't be a client if you can't use an iPad. No idea? It's an accounting firm. And a very disruptive one at that! (I do love disruptive marketing ideas!) CPA Ben Walker opened the doors at Inspire CA three years ago, and from the very start he was determined not to make this any old accounting firm. He wanted it to stand out from the pack, to challenge the conventions of an industry that (some would argue) is trapped back in the 80s. Listen in to find out what he's done and how it's impacted his business. The post 281 – Disruptive marketing ideas rock. And Ben Walker, a 26-year old CPA, is nailing some. appeared first on Small Business Big Marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Walker is the Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspire CA (the accounting firm) and the Beer Development Manager of Inspire Cafe. Inspire CA’s mission is to inspire people to build phenomenal businesses. The dream for the cafe is create a place where you can enjoy a good coffee and something decent to eat with entrepreneurs and business people. Ben is ... Read More The post 35. Why you should eat a GST Free Diet with one of Anthill’s 30 under 30, Mr Ben Walker appeared first on Bond Appetit Personal Chef Services.
Ben Walker is the Chief Inspiration Officer of Inspire CA (the accounting firm) and the Beer Development Manager of Inspire Cafe. Inspire CA's mission is to inspire people to build phenomenal businesses. The dream for the cafe is create a place where you can enjoy a good coffee and something decent to eat with entrepreneurs and business people. Ben is ... Read More The post 35. Why you should eat a GST Free Diet with one of Anthill's 30 under 30, Mr Ben Walker appeared first on Must Amplify.