Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers
By (Author) Karen Berman
By (author) Joe Knight
Harvard Business Review Press
Harvard Business Review Press
1st October 2008
United States
General
Non Fiction
658.1511
Paperback
304
Width 157mm, Height 233mm
379g
Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for entrepreneurial managers.
Drawing on their work training tens of thousands of people at leading organizations worldwide, the authors provide a deep understanding of the basics of financial management and measurement, along with hands-on activities to practice what you are reading. You'll discover:
Why the assumptions behind financial data matter
- What income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements really reveal
- How to use ratios to assess your venture's financial health
- How to calculate return on your investments in your enterprise
- Ways to use financial information to do your own job better
- How to instill financial intelligence throughout your team
Authoritative and accessible, Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs empowers you to "talk numbers" confidently with colleagues, partners, and employees-- and fully understand how to use financial data to make better decisions for your business.
"the best, clearest guides to the numbers that I know of." -- Inc. Magazine
Karen Berman and Joseph Knight are the founders of the Los Angeles-based Business Literacy Institute. John Case has written several successful books and is a contributing writer for Inc. magazine.