Streetwise Finance and Accounting: How to Keep Your Books and Manage Your Finances Without an MBA, a CPA, or a Ph.D. [Paperback]

Suzanne Caplan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Streetwise | Publication Date: January 15, 2000

Streetwise is devoted exclusively to business topics. From writing business plans, to financing, to building Web site traffic, these books provide everything ambitious business professionals need. Business happens in the real world, not the classroom. Streetwise recognises this and delivers the goods - fast. No fluff. No wasted time. Just cutting-edge information managers and small business entrepreneurs need to run their business successfully.

Product Details

• Paperback: 337 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 1st edition (January 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580621961
• ISBN-13: 978-1580621960
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Business & Investing > Skills > Bookkeeping

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars useful information, January 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Streetwise Finance and Accounting: How to Keep Your Books and Manage Your Finances Without an MBA, a CPA, or a Ph.D. (Paperback)

As a banker, I have seen hundreds of small companies struggle with financial information and many fail to get the credit they might otherwise deserve by not being able to present timely and credible information. This book helps even the smallest and least financially sophisticated to grasp the fundamentals of financial control and reporting. It is a must read for any company owner who does not have an in house financial person or uses a computer generated accounting system rather than having a close working relationship with a CPA. It is a rather unexciting area of business, but one that must be mastered if a business is to succeed.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally someone who understands, May 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Streetwise Finance and Accounting: How to Keep Your Books and Manage Your Finances Without an MBA, a CPA, or a Ph.D. (Paperback)

I have been in business for the past ten years and have never truly understood or cared about keeping good records. The book breaks down accounting into real life experiences, finally something that I can understand.
It's a must read for all small business people and would recommend it to anyone considering going into business for themselves

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful read! Light, fast paced retelling of fame, fate.., December 27, 1999

By 

Skip Bernstein (Bradley Beach, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Streetwise Finance and Accounting: How to Keep Your Books and Manage Your Finances Without an MBA, a CPA, or a Ph.D. (Paperback)

December 27, 1999

STREETWISE Review

Not a technical book for the "numbers" person, but rather a practical guide to accounting and finance, which smoothed the way and made an enjoyable read of what I expected to be a tough assignment. See - although I've always been comfortable with numbers, they bore me!

No monotonous - tedious - drudgery - no Sir! Caplan's book nicely manages to ease the task and lighten the load. I had fully expected to become bogged down in a tedious chore - what a delightful read! Light, fast paced retelling of fame, fate, foibles and perhaps (infamy) - This is one book you simply have to read!

Skip Bernstein President Traverston Consultants Unlimited 514 Main Street Suite Four - Bradley Beach, NJ 07720 732-502-9175 Fax [phone]