Quick-Start Lunch and Learn Tuesday, December 7 on The Art of Numbers

The Tuesday, December 7 session of the Shoreline QuickStart Lunch and Learn program for businesses will discuss "Unleashing your business through the art of numbers."

It will cover a general description of how financial statements help you run your business, and why is it critical to understand the profit/loss statement and how it relates to your increasing (or losing) market share.

The session is held at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, from 12 - 1:30 pm. Because of sponsorships, there is no cost to Shoreline businesses. Bring your own lunch.

A 19-point discussion of what businesses (new or existing) need to do to comply with federal, State and local regulations which needs to be reflected in your financial statements. If you adhered to the 19-points, any business will pass any audit with flying colors. This will bring us back to the need of understanding your financial statements.

Speaker Raoul Rivera, E.A.

Raoul Rivera, E.A., is an H and R Block franchisee with 35 years tax experience. He is licensed by the U.S. Treasury to practice federal administrative tax law before the Internal Revenue Service in all 50 states and abroad.

Raoul is a Washington State delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business, past Director of Washington Association of Accountants and Washington State Society of Enrolled Agents, a nationally published author on tax issues and a Fellow at the National Tax Practice Institute. He's a graduate of Cal Poly SLO and a former Peace Corps Volunteer.

Raoul has been a featured speaker with local organizations, former Board member of the Beca Scholarship Foundation (San Diego, CA), former college instructor, past Junior Achievement volunteer and he speaks three languages.

For more information check the City webpage or contact Mark McVeety, Director, Small Business Accelerator, Shoreline Community College 206-533-6647.