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Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Expertise

Business tax accounting, Business financial strategy, Business management, Financial media and marketing

Currently

In-house CPA

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), ESADE Ph.D., Harvard Business School

Mark Stewart is the in-house Certified Public Accountant for Step By Step Business and an accomplished author and financial media specialist.

Education

Mark earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from ESADE and his Ph.D from Harvard Business School and has been a CPA for over 30 years.

Experience

Mark is a certified public accountant (CPA) with over 20 years of experience in business tax accounting, and strategic financial planning. He has served in management and advisory roles for domestic and international companies, building financial plans designed to support rapid growth strategies. He is also an expert in financial media and marketing.

He began his career in financial media as a personal finance editor at Investopedia. He then became a Senior Editor and Senior Producer at Investopedia, overseeing all live-action video content, including branded video series, educational content, and sit-down profiles of the biggest names in business, tech, and finance. In 2017, his video work won the Gramercy Institute Financial Content Marketing Awards.

Mark held leadership roles in financial media sales as SVP Sales at Seeking Alpha, Executive Director at The Wall Street Digital, and Sales Director at MarketWatch.

Mark sits on the Executive Board of Directors for the Financial Communications Society.

In his current role with Step By Step Business, a company focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs, he has been entrusted with developing compliance programs and quality control policies to ensure the highest level of quality in both the customer and employee experience.

Recent articles

Vermont Sales Tax Calculator

Vermont Sales Tax Calculator

Mark Stewart

Published on March 31, 2022

If your business sells physical products or certain types of services, you will need to collect and pay sales tax. In Vermont, the first step isvisi ...

Wyoming Sales Tax Calculator

Wyoming Sales Tax Calculator

Mark Stewart

Published on March 30, 2022

If your business sells physical products or certain types of services, you will need to collect and pay sales tax. In Wyoming, the first step isvisi ...

West Virginia Sales Tax Calculator

West Virginia Sales Tax Calculator

Mark Stewart

Published on March 30, 2022

If your business sells physical products or certain types of services, you will need to collect and pay sales tax. In West Virginia, the first stepi ...

Wisconsin Sales Tax Calculator

Wisconsin Sales Tax Calculator

Mark Stewart

Published on March 30, 2022

If your company sells physical products or certain types of services, you will need to collect and pay sales tax. In Wisconsin, the first step isvis ...

13 Steps for Starting a New Accounting Practice

13 Steps for Starting a New Accounting Practice

Mark Stewart

Published on February 9, 2022

Important elements to think about when starting your accountingfirm: Professional certifications — Ensure that you and your staff have thenec ...

How to Pay Sales Tax for Small Business

How to Pay Sales Tax for Small Business

Mark Stewart

Published on January 17, 2022

One of the best things about starting a new business is the taxes. Just kidding. But you will indeed have to deal with taxes, likely including sales ...

From Advice to Assets: Starting a Financial Coaching Business

From Advice to Assets: Starting a Financial Coaching Business

Mark Stewart

Published on July 28, 2021

Here are the most important things to consider when starting your financial coachingbusiness: Certifications and licenses — Ensure you have a ...