Smart Things to Know About, Business Finance - Softcover

Langdon, Ken; Bonham, Alan

9781841120386: Smart Things to Know About, Business Finance

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841120383 ISBN 13: 9781841120386

Publisher: Capstone, 2001

Demystifies the finance function and reveals the smart questions and information you can use to argue with your Finance Director.

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From the Back Cover:

Solid financial management is at the heart of every successful business but even the smartest managers can find financial measurements difficult to understand. The world of accountants and the jargon of financial control can be baffling to the most experienced managers. But if you’re smart you can get the Finance Director working on your side. Then watch your career take off!

Do you want to know enough about finance to be able to get the most from your finance people?
Is it high time you were able to make sense of the financial pages?
Do you need to understand company reports, whether your own or those of your suppliers or customers?
Would it help you to shine if your understood the financial side of investment appraisal?
Will you need to understand how external finance is attracted into a project or business?

If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’ then you need Smart Things to Know About Business Finance. Ken Langdon and Alan Bonham demystify the finance function and give you the key questions to ask and the confidence to discuss numbers with accountants and Finance Directors. Financial people can be useful allies if you can speak their language. Smart Things to Know About Business Finance shows you how. (First tip: if you read Smart Things to Know About business Finance in the office the finance people might let you claim it on expenses.) Smart Voices: "We’re in the business of making money, not cars." General Motors Executive

From the Inside Flap:

Smart Things to Know About Business Finance Smart is a breakthrough series that offers a completely new learning experience for hassled business people. The books deliver all that the fast-track executive needs to shine and perform. Each book delivers a sharp introduction to the basics as well as experiences and tips from the frontiers of the subject and the insights of the hottest gurus. Smart books have been selected to feature only those subjects which matter most to today’s business professional. The Smart series brings these subjects together to equip the next generation with the secrets of success. Each Smart book contains icons, features and signposts to help you use the ideas in your career and business: Smart things accountants don’t tell us: gives you inside tips and tricks Smart rule of thumb: what the experts say Smart examples: real examples from smart & not-so-smart companies Killer questions: ideas to make your colleagues jump Smart answers to tough questions: helps you stay out of trouble and ahead of the game! Smart voices: real people from smart companies.

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