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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

Wisconsin Sales Tax Calculator
Mark Stewart
Published on March 30, 2022
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How to Start an Accounting Firm
Mark Stewart
Published on February 9, 2022
Accountants provide tremendous value to businesses, individuals, and families, which is why it’s a $120 billion industry in the US alone. Ifyou’ ...
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Does an LLC Have Shares?
Mark Stewart
Published on February 4, 2022
If you’re considering forming a limited liability company (LLC), you might have some questions, including about whether an LLC has shares. Theansw ...
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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 ...
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How to Start a Financial Coaching Business
Mark Stewart
Published on July 28, 2021
If you’re looking for a flexible job, love working with people, and have some knowledge of personal finance, then starting your own financialcoach ...
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