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  • Business Planning | 10.08

    8 Tasks to Start Your Business Right

    Owning your own business is a fantastic adventure, full of extreme highs and lows. It can be risky. But as with building a house, setting the proper foundation for your…
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  • Business Planning | 10.01

    Running a Successful Retail Business

    Question of the Week Running a Successful Retail Business Happy Friday, everyone! I had some special guests on the Mission Driven Business Podcast this week. I talk with friends and…
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  • Fundamentals | 09.24

    Four Steps That Can Improve Any Situation

    Question of the week Four Steps That Can Improve Any Situation As most of you know, I was visiting family earlier this month. I got to see my oldest niece,…
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  • Business Planning | 09.17

    Equitably Investing in Cannabis

    Question of the Week Equitably Investing in Cannabis Happy Friday, everyone! And if part of your weekend celebration includes cannabis, this subject line likely got your attention, as will this…
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  • Business Planning | 09.10

    Living Your Passion

    Question of the Week Living Your Passion Happy Friday, all! After two weeks away, I’m happy to say I’m back safely and excited to be with you all again. I…
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  • Fundamentals | 08.20

    Focusing on Your Spending, Rather Than Your Earnings

    Question of the Week Focusing on Your Spending, Rather Than Your Earnings Happy Friday, all! Admittedly, this Five-Minute Friday is somewhat selfish. Barring any last-minute Delta variant cancellations, I’m about…
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  • Business Planning | 08.13

    When The Entrepreneur Life Chooses You

    Question of the Week Happy Friday, all! We dropped another great episode of the Mission Driven Business Podcast this week. I chat with my friend and former college roommate Nicole…
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  • Fundamentals | 08.06

    A Reference Guide for Homebuyers

    Question of the Week A Reference Guide for Homebuyers The housing market has been super hot since we’ve been coming out of the pandemic. I have several clients starting or…
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  • Business Planning | 07.30

    SBA Streamlines PPP Forgiveness Again

    Question of the Week SBA Streamlines PPP Forgiveness Again Happy Friday, all! Small business owners got some good news from the U.S. Small Business Administration this week. The agency announced…
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  • Fundamentals | 07.23

    How to Control Your Spending Without Tracking Every Penny

    We all agree you shouldn’t spend more than you make.  You may intuitively feel that you’re wasting a lot of money on inessentials.  Yet the last thing you want to…
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  • Business Planning | 07.16

    Setting Boundaries in Your Business

    Question of the Week Setting Boundaries in Your Business Happy Friday, all! This week we dropped another new episode of the Mission Driven Business podcast. I chat with Lauren Klafke,…
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  • Fundamentals | 07.09

    A Guide to Your Mid-Year Personal Finance Review

    Question of the Week A Guide to Your Mid-Year Personal Finance Review Happy Friday, all! Last week I gave you a guide to your mid-year business review, and this week…
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  • Business Planning | 07.02

    A Guide to Your Mid-Year Business Review

    Question of the Week A Guide to Your Mid-Year Business Review Happy Friday and Happy July! It’s hard to believe the year is officially halfway over. Life has changed since…
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Brian Thompson Financial LLC (“BTF”), is a Registered investment Adviser in the States of Illinois and New York. Based in Chicago, BTF focuses specifically on serving mission-driven LGBTQ entrepreneurs locally and nationwide. Brian Thompson, JD, CFP® is a proud member of NAPFA, XY Planning Network and Pride Planners.

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