LEADER 02781oam 2200541 450 001 996339090703316 005 20170523091550.0 010 $a9780746455019 010 $a1-281-77614-9 010 $a9786611776145 010 $a0-7494-5501-2 035 $a(OCoLC)527383089 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL2QFI 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000556308 100 $a20080411d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPractical financial management $ea guide to budgets, balance sheets and business finance /$fColin Barrow 205 $a7th ed. 210 $aLondon $cKogan Page$d2008 210 1$aLondon, U.K. :$cKogan Page,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (196 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 225 1 $aSunday Times business development series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7494-5273-0 327 $aContents; Preface; Part 1 Assembling financial data; 1 Keeping the books; 2 The cash flow statement; 3 The profit-and-loss account; 4 The balance sheet; Part 2 Understanding the figures; 5 Funding strategies,safety and performance; 6 Using ratios; 7 Costs, volume, pricing and profit decisions; 8 Improving performance; Part 3 Figuring out the future; 9 Revenue budgets; 10 Capital budgets; 11 Preparing a business plan; Part 4 Dealing with regulatory authorities; 12 Computing taxes; 13 Alternative legal structures; 14 Directors' roles and responsibilities; Index; Index of advertisers; 330 $aPractical Financial Management is intended to help those who find business finance confusing. Now in its seventh edition, it continues to provide advice on proper financial planning and control, and reinforces essential points through the use of questions within each section. Beginning with an introduction to the key financial statements, it moves on to look at the tools of financial analysis ? the keys to controlling a business successfully. The final part of the book deals with business planning and budgeting, a vital area of business finance as most new ventures cannot get off the ground wi 410 0$aBusiness development series (London, England) 606 $aSmall business$xFinance 606 $aBusiness enterprises$xFinance 606 $aBudget in business 606 $aBusiness planning 615 0$aSmall business$xFinance. 615 0$aBusiness enterprises$xFinance. 615 0$aBudget in business. 615 0$aBusiness planning. 676 $a658.15 700 $aBarrow$b Colin$0544537 701 $aBarrow$b Colin$0544537 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339090703316 996 $aPractical financial management$92401975 997 $aUNISA