Mastering Freelance Finances: The Variable Income System

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Gina Knox is a financial and wealth coach for entrepreneurs with variable income who teaches them how to build their business savings.

In this episode, Gina explains the issues with a budgeting based approach, the different banking strategies that can increase your capital, and how much you should pay yourself from your grant writing business.

She also talks about how to approach debt in your business, what you need to cover in a sales call with a potential client, and the mindset shift when moving from being an employee to a business owner.

About Gina Knox

Gina Knox is a financial coach for entrepreneurs with variable income. She teaches entrepreneurs how to build their business savings and create a 7 figure wealth portfolio. Over her career as a coach, Gina has helped her clients save over 6.3 million dollars in less than 3 years.

Connect with Gina:

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• 6 Figure Saver Group Program with Gina Knox
• Save 6 Figures with Gina Knox Podcast
• Growing your Nonprofit Consultancy Practice
• Treat Your 9-5 as Your Anchor Client as a Freelance Grant Writer
• Why you struggle with pricing as a freelance grant writer with Rachel Waterman
• Grant Easy Management Software

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.  https://grantwritingandfunding.com/
• Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/
• Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship 

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Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.

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This podcast episode was lovingly sponsored by GEMS!

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