The 30 day MBA in business finance : your fast track guide to business success / Colin Barrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow, Colin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Finance--Study and teaching.

Business enterprises.

Risk management.

Decision making.

Master of business administration degree.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; New Delhi, India : Kogan Page, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 30 Day MBA in Business Finance gives you all the financial and accounting know-how you would get from an MBA course at a top business school or a placement at a top accountancy firm - at a fraction of the cost.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; Part One The fundamentals of business finance; 1 Financial business reports; Who uses financial information and why; Accounting branches; Bookkeeping - the way transactions are recorded; Cash flow; The profit and loss account (income statement); The balance sheet; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 2 The rules of the game; Fundamental conventions; Accounting conventions; The rule makers; International accounting standards; Protecting investors; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies

3 Analysing financial reportsAnalysing accounts; Accounting ratios; Some problems in using ratios; Getting company accounts; Using financial data to improve performance; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 4 Finance as a value creator; Cost, volume, pricing and profit decisions; Profit maximization vs shareholder value; The cost of capital; Future investment decisions; Outsourcing; Shares and markets; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; Part Two Corporate capital structures; 5 The role of business structures in financing business

Corporate structuresOnline video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 6 Debt finance; Bank lending; Local financing initiatives; Bonds, debentures and mortgages; Asset usage financing; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 7 Equity; Private equity; Public capital; What investors want; Hybrids; Money for free - grants; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; Part Three Financial strategies and special topics; 8 Risk management; Gearing - leverage; Customer default; Online and distance trading; Foreign exchange

Online video courses and lecturesOnline video case studies; 9 Business tax and profit reporting procedures; Principles of taxation; Tax types; Auditors - the gatekeepers; Filing accounts; Directors' responsibilities and duties; Values and the accounting reports; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 10 Mergers and acquisitions; Going on the acquisition trail; Valuing a target; Limit the risks; Clear the regulators; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 11 Business plans and budgets; Forecasting; Economic cycles; Business plans

Budgets and variancesOnline video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; 12 Additional core general MBA subjects; Marketing; Organizational behaviour; Motivation; Strategy; Shaping strategy - tools and techniques; Online video courses and lectures; Online video case studies; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780749475413

0749475412