
Business and Financial Models
Clive Marsh(Author)
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 3. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-7494-6810-1 (ISBN)
Description
A good business model should describe how an organization creates and delivers value, meaning that financial modelling is a vital tool for business strategy, allowing hypotheses and scenarios to be translated into numbers. It enables a company to experiment with different ideas and scenarios in a safe, low-risk environment, to consider what it is aiming to achieve, and to prioritize accordingly.
Business and Financial Models provides an accessible introduction to these essential strategic practices, with guidance on using Microsoft Excel for projection and analysis. The book takes you through the process of building your model from the initial phase of formulating questions through modelling cash flow, budgets, investment appraisal and 'dashboard' tools for monitoring performance.
Ideal for both small and large companies, Business and Financial Models also includes coverage of new visual thinking techniques, like Structured Visual Thinking, and how these can be incorporated into conventional business modelling.
Online supporting resources for this book include downloadable figures from the book.
Reviews / Votes
"An excellent book that explains how to visualise and create pertinent and accurate business models within the current economic context. Clive has drawn a straight line from visual thinking and defining the critical questions through to creating useful and relevant financial business models."More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
378 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-6810-1 (9780749468101)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Clive Marsh
Business and Financial Models
E-Book
03/2013
1st Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€40.49
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Person
Author
Clive Marsh is a Chartered Banker, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland, Associate Chartered Accountant (NZ) and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
His past experience includes key roles as Head of Finance & MIS, Director of Commercial Services, Director of Business Development, Divisional Manager of Corporate Services and Group Taxation and Statutory Accountant.
Clive Marsh has worked for Shell UK, Shell NZ, Mobil, NatWest UK, NatWest NZ, DataBank (BNZ), A&L Girobank, IBM UK, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Link ICA, Sussex Coast College, EUK (Credit Agricole) and a number of niche strategy consulting firms. He now works as a coach and author with financial management skills as his main speciality.
ISNI: 0000 0000 7313 7092
ISNI: 0000 0000 7313 7092
Content
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- Chapter - 00: Introduction;
- Chapter - 01: Stages in the development of a business and financial model;
- Chapter - 02: Developing the research question and output definition;
- Chapter - 03: Visual thinking to develop fundamental questions;
- Chapter - 04: Input definition;
- Chapter - 05: Scenario identification;
- Chapter - 06: Building a simple model;
- Chapter - 07: Using charts;
- Chapter - 08: Modelling budgets;
- Chapter - 09: Sales budgets;
- Chapter - 10: Production - material, labour and direct overhead budgets;
- Chapter - 11: Fixed assets and depreciation;
- Chapter - 12: Managing and modelling cash flow and working capital;
- Chapter - 13: Investment appraisal models;
- Chapter - 14: The cost of capital;
- Chapter - 15: Business valuation models;
- Chapter - 16: Performance indicators;
- Chapter - 17: Modelling the company balance sheet, P&L and ratio analysis;
- Chapter - 18: Financial functions;
- Chapter - 19: Building a business model;
- Chapter - 20: Modelling projects;
- Chapter - 21: Integration, complexity and business models;
- Chapter - 22: Business models for the green economy