Watching the Bottom Line
How to Master The Essential Techniques For Managing Small Businesses Finances
Published on 24. September 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-85703-989-4 (ISBN)
Description
If you want to manage a small business successfully you will need to stay in control of its finances. The key to financial control is accurate measurement. For this you will need to learn certain techniques and this book can teach you those techniques. It will take you through all the phases of business life: start up; growth; acquisition and merger; and crisis management. There's also advice on getting the best from your bank; raising long-term loan capital and short term finance; tax planning and compliance; rewarding employees; attracting investment; issuing shares; paying dividends and how to get the best from leasing and hire purchase.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85703-989-4 (9781857039894)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Chartered Accountant and small business expert John Whiteley highlights the importance of staying in control of the finances if you want to manage a small business successfully. He is the author of Going for Self-Employment and The Small Business Tax Guide - reviewed in The Times: "Gives simple explanations and looks at ways to save money and increase profits."
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Understanding accounts; 3. Financial reporting; 4. The budgeting process; 5. Controlling working capital; 6. Financial input into management decisions; 7. Measures of success; 8. Phases of business life; 9. Managing bank relations; 10. Loan capital, overdrafts and working capital finance; 11. Equity capital; Appendices