The 1 Hour Bookkeeper
On this episode of Veteran On the Move, Melissa Broughton, the founder of Busy Bee Advisors, shares her journey from corporate America to entrepreneurship. Melissa created The 1-Hour Bookkeeper, an online course designed to help veterans,
An episode of the Veteran On the Move podcast, hosted by Joe Crane, titled "The 1 Hour Bookkeeper" was published on September 22, 2025 and runs 31 minutes.
September 22, 2025 ·31m · Veteran On the Move
Summary
On this episode of Veteran On the Move, Melissa Broughton, the founder of Busy Bee Advisors, shares her journey from corporate America to entrepreneurship. Melissa created The 1-Hour Bookkeeper, an online course designed to help veterans, military spouses, and stay-at-home parents launch their own bookkeeping businesses. She discusses her goal to impact 1,000 military families and the process of building a course that has already helped over 3,000 people. Episode Resources: Busy Bee Accounting 1 Hour Bookkeeper About Our Guest Melissa Broughton is the founder & now Co-Owner of Busy Bee Advisors, a Northern California based Accounting & Tax firm. In 2023 as Melissa's oldest son began the exit process from the Marine Corp she was surprised to learn of the challenges facing both veterans and military spouses in finding stable employment. "The light bulb went on and I knew I needed to do something." Working alongside her son Melissa developed the 1-Hour Bookkeeper, an online course designed to help Veterans, Military Spouses and stay at home mom's and dad's start and run their own successful bookkeeping practices. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union Whether you’re looking to buy a new or used car or maybe you want to refinance your current car loan, Navy Federal Credit Union has great rates on auto loans and discounts for Active Duty servicemembers and Veterans. You can apply via their mobile app or online and, in most cases, get a decision in seconds. For those of you looking to refinance your current auto loan, you could get $200 cash back when you refi your loan from another lender. Find out more at navyfederal.org/auto. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission. Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at [email protected]. Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published 500 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship. As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.