Category Archives: Community

Top 10 Reasons to Work with Revel CPA—Your Creative Business Ally

At Revel, we’ve created a space where creative entrepreneurs can breathe easy and let their creativity flow freely. We understand the unique challenges faced by creative businesses and have developed a holistic approach that prioritizes your goals and dreams. Here are the top 10 reasons to choose Revel CPA as your trusted advisor:   Personalized […]

A personal note on Mental Health from Martin

mental health

Sleepless nights. Worries about bills that might not have gotten paid. Excitement about a future vision of your company that’s 10X bigger than you are today. The debilitating feeling that you can’t do any of it. As the owner of Revel, I sail the ocean of entrepreneurship every day. Some days are clear and calm […]

How do I build a healthy business model for my creative business?

Heads up: Your business model doesn’t need to be a one hundred page document you generated out of an online template. It doesn’t need to break down how you’ll capture 1% of a billion dollar market or identify your nine different revenue streams.  A successful, healthy, and profitable business model is a lot more straightforward […]

Buying Black this Black Friday

Small business owners need your support. These are the makers and doers who live in our neighborhood. Our kids go to school together. And there’s a good chance that they’ve had an exceptionally hard year. Black-owned businesses can especially use your support. At one point during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black-owned businesses were twice as likely […]

How do I lead my business with values?

Whether you’re building your own business or have been tasked with leading a team, it’s impossible to imagine doing so without also setting the tone for the values of that team. You attract the types of people that resonate with your culture, and values are the DNA of any team. So you have a choice […]

Who do I turn to when times are tough? 3 ways your CPA can (and should) support you.

If the 2020 year taught business owners anything, it’s that many were drastically unprepared for the unexpected. As Wolfgang Schaefer, owner of Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern put it, “We were about to have our best year yet. Everything was planned for around that huge year. And there was NO contingency plan. None.” When things are […]

Who is a “Revel Creative”?

From time to time folks will approach us because they’ve heard about Revel through a friend or a recommendation request, and they’re wondering… am I the kind of business Revel works with? Is this going to be a good fit? 💭 Revel exists to serve clients in the “creative and entertainment industries,” but what does […]