Smart Financial Management: The Essential Reference for the Successful Small Business [Paperback]

William W. Sihler (Author), Richard D. Crawford (Author), Henry A. Davis (Author)

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Publication Date: July 2004

Long on practical guidance while refreshingly short on math, Smart Financial Management helps owners and managers of small businesses solve everyday financial dilemmas and avoid potential problems. Readers will learn valuable and practical financial analysis techniques, as well as how to project future financial needs and identify possible sources of funding; manage receivables, inventory and equipment investments; and how to structure and develop the business soundly and legally. In addition, they'll: * Gain an understanding of the financial challenges unique to a growing enterprise -- and how to meet them * Improve communications with financial and legal advisors * Learn to identify new sources of equity and nonequity capital With a field-focused methodology and user-friendly tools, Smart Financial Management will help any small business manage its requirements more effectively.

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“Long on practical guidance while refreshingly short on math, Smart Financial Management helps owners and managers of small businesses solve everyday financial dilemmas and avoid potential problems.”

-BetterManagement.com

"Long on practical guidance while refreshingly short on math… helps managers of businesses solve financial dilemmas and avoid potential problems.”

-BetterManagement.com

Book Description

"Long on practical guidance while refreshingly short on math, Smart Financial Management helps owners and managers of small businesses solve everyday financial dilemmas and avoid potential problems. Readers will learn valuable and practical financial analysis techniques, as well as how to project future financial needs and identify possible sources of funding; manage receivables, inventory and equipment investments; and how to structure and develop the business soundly and legally. In addition, they’ll:

* Gain an understanding of the financial challenges unique to a growing enterprise -- and how to meet them

* Improve communications with financial and legal advisors

* Learn to identify new sources of equity and nonequity capital

With a field-focused methodology and user-friendly tools, Smart Financial Management will help any small business manage its requirements more effectively."

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 17 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 1st edition (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814407897
• ISBN-13: 978-0814407899
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars ick - but maybe helpful if you're into this sort of thing, February 21, 2010

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This review is from: Smart Financial Management: The Essential Reference for the Successful Small Business (Paperback)

I had this for a graduate class in financial management and found it as obtuse as any text I've ever read academically. If this was intended to be a text in finances for non-financial people, it was a poor choice. Perhaps if you have a financial background you would find it helpful, but I hope I never have to pick it up again.