Description
A small but powerful book that makes understanding business finance a breeze.
Every successful business manager and owner must have an understanding of finance – this is their dream-book on the basics of finance.
The author has over 30 years of experience teaching finance to thousands of non-financial managers around the world.
Concise and engaging – business finance simplified for anyone to understand and learn it painlessly and quickly.
Interesting examples and anecdotes, combined with diagrams and graphics, makes it completely different to most other books about finance.
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: LID Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9969433-7-6
FORMAT: 180×120
Bookbinding: Paperback
Number of pages: 184pp
AUTHORS
Dr. Philip Young is a corporate education consultant with over 30 years of experience in the design and delivery of business seminars and training programs in finance, strategy, and marketing. His primary focus is on courses in finance for non-financial managers, more generally referred to today as “business acumen.”
REVIEWS
This book is a good overview of business finance. I think it will be very helpful to all non-financial managers and professionals who want to enhance their knowledge of this subject.
Edward M. Cassar, EVP and CFO, LexisNexis Legal & Professional
Dr Young’s book proves once again that there is an intrinsic connection between business finance and marketing. An extremely helpful book for marketers and salespeople who are trying to be more successful at what they do.
Barry J. Silverman, Senior Director of Strategy, Interbrand
A practical explanation of how finance is used in the daily life of a business. Phil also does a great job of demystifying accrual accounting as well as the key terms and acronyms that we use in our profession.
William M. Spellman, Jr.COO/CFO, Mohu
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