blind owned business

Understanding a Balance Sheet: A Financial Reportcard For Your Business

Over the last month, I’ve been writing about starting your own small business and managing money like a pro. Think of it as taking a hobby you love and making it pay the bills, but also making sure you’re not spending more than you’re earning. This week, I’m diving into something called a balance sheet.…

03/04/2024
Navigating Small Business Finances: From Revenue to Profit

Last week, I spilled the beans on how I swiftly transformed my concept of digitizing old-school cassettes and vinyl into a budding online business, Analog Archivers. Sure, it’s not exactly raking in the big bucks just yet, but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day, right? In the midst of this journey, I realized something…

02/12/2024
Uncomplicate Your Way to Success: Starting a Bite-Size Business Made Easy

If you’re like me, always on the lookout for ways to make a little extra cash, then you’ve come to the right place. As blind people, we might not have the option to hop in a car and drive for Uber, but that doesn’t mean our entrepreneurial dreams should be limited. With a bit of…

02/05/2024
Rallying Together: A Call for Support from a Penny Forward Member

A Message from Penny Forward Founder and CEO, Chris Peterson Dear Penny Forward Community, I hope this message finds you well. Today, I’m reaching out to you with a heavy heart and a unique request that goes beyond our usual financial advice and investment discussions. As the founder and CEO of Penny Forward, I rarely…

12/12/2023
From Overwhelm to Overachievement: Reframe, Redefine, Succeed

A Message from Penny Forward Founder and CEO Chris Peterson Last week, I wrote about the importance of conquering our own limiting beliefs to pave the way for a financially secure and comfortable life. Today, let’s chat about another hurdle we often need to tackle – conquering the limiting beliefs of others. It’s not always…

10/23/2023
Penny Forward Launches First Financial Literacy Course For 2023

Minneapolis, MN – During a time when confidence in America’s banks is lower than it has been since the financial crisis of 2008, and just as Financial Literacy Month kicks off, a Minnesota-based non-profit corporation, Penny Forward Inc, has launched their first online course for 2023, “Budgeting And Banking Basics: A Guide To Basic Money…

04/03/2023
Early access podcast transcript: Past, Present, and Future of Accessible Voting

Every two and four years respectively, we as Americans are repeatedly encouraged to go out and vote. While this topic of discussion can bring with it feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, for those of us in the blind and low vision community, this may be even more apparent, as being able to cast our vote…

11/01/2022
podcast transcript: When Life Hands You Lemons, Turn it into a Business

“You, you just have to hustle. In life, you don’t get very far if you stand still.” This episode comes from 2 interviews Chris conducted during the ACB National Convention in 2022 with members of IVIE. Audio Format You can find the audio version of this podcast here. Transcript Pre-episode Intro Edward: You,…

10/25/2022
Early access podcast transcript: When Life Hands You Lemons, Turn it into a Business

“You, you just have to hustle. In life, you don’t get very far if you stand still.” This episode comes from 2 interviews Chris conducted during the ACB National Convention in 2022 with members of IVIE. Audio Format You can find the audio version of this podcast here. Transcript Pre-episode Intro Edward: You,…

10/18/2022
Podcast Transcript: Living Your Best Blind Life

You can find the audio version here. Sam: It’s a lot of fun to make content, and share your, your life and everything, your knowledge with everyone, but you still have to treat it like a job. You have to put that content out there, you have to feed the machine. And so, if you…

10/11/2022