280. Why Asking Your Accountant "What Should I Cut?" Is the Most Dangerous Question in School Leadership

About this episode

Chanie discusses the dangers of asking accountants what to cut in school budgets and identifies profit leakage areas.

Every year, school owners sit down with their accountants and ask the same dangerous question. In this episode, Chanie explains why "what should I cut?" is a shrinking strategy, and walks you through where your school is actually leaking profit right now. Resources + Links Mentioned: Reclaim $2,000+/month by fixing the money leaks without adding enrollment in the Increase Your Profit Workshop: https://discovered.thrivecart.com/financial-gear-workshop Mentioned in this episode: Staff Culture Infrastructure Vault Train your team on the fundamentals most teachers were never formally taught. $2,273 of proven staff training tools — yours for just $347: https://discovered.thrivecart.com/the-school-culture-foundations-vault/

People in this episode

Host: Chanie Wilschanski

Topics covered

• school leadership
• financial management
• profit leakage
• accounting strategies
• education business

Keywords

• school owners
• accountant
• cutting costs
• profit workshop
• financial strategy

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