Business : Budgeting

Praise for How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business. "I love this book. Douglas Hubbard helps us create a path to know the answer to almost any question in business, in science, or in life . . . Hubbard helps us by showing us that when we seek metrics to solve problems, we are really trying to know something better than we know it now. How to Measure Anything provides just the tools most of us need to measure anything better, to gain that insight, to make progress, and to succeed.". —Peter Tippett, PhD, M.D. Chief Technology Officer at CyberTrust. and inventor of the first antivirus software. "Doug Hubbard has provided an easy-to-read, demystifying explanation of how managers can inform themselves to make less risky, more profitable business decisions. We encourage our clients to try his powerful, practical techniques.". —Peter Schay. EVP and COO of. The Advisory Council. "As a reader you soon realize that actually everything can be measured while learning how to measure only what matters. This book cuts through conventional clichés and business rhetoric and offers practical steps to using measurements as a tool for better decision making. Hubbard bridges the gaps to make college statistics relevant and valuable for business decisions.". —Ray Gilbert. EVP Lucent. "This book is remarkable in its range of measurement applications and its clarity of style. A must-read for every professional who has ever exclaimed, 'Sure, that concept is important, but can we measure it?'". —Dr. Jack Stenner. Cofounder and CEO of MetraMetrics, Inc. more...

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The entrepreneur's step-bystep guide to venture capital--where to find it, how to secure it, and what to do with it. Fewer than 40 percent of entrepreneurs seeking new business funding each year actually get that funding. How to Raise Capital. improves those odds, providing prospective as well as current business owners with the knowledge they need to prepare an effective. loan proposal, locate a suitable investor, negotiate and close the deal, and more. The all-star team of entrepreneurial experts behind How to Raise Capital gives readers top-level educational theory with hands-on, real-world knowledge. This thorough examination. of the inner workings of the venture capital industry explores:.:.; Resources available to entrepreneurs, from SBA loans to angel investors.; Proven strategies for identifying and approaching equity sources.; Characteristics of a ''superdeal''--from the investor's perspective. more...

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As well as learning how to understand the balance sheet and profit and loss account, readers will also grasp the principles of: market dynamics; budgeting and forecasting; fixed and variable costs; break-even analysis; the difference between profit and cash; financial ratios for measuring business performance; investment appraisal; stock market ratios; shareholder value; financial measures for improving business performance, and much more. more...

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* Guides small and mid-sized businesses, as well as nonaccelerated SOX companies, how to implement effective internal controls. * Provides practical ideas that controllers can implement into their programs to cut costs and reduce time with their internal controls program. * It includes discussion of PCAOB stands, SEC and COSO guidance in nontechnical language. * Provides proven, cost-effective methods to implement a strong internal control program preventing fraud. more...

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International Political Risk Management: Looking to the Future is the third in a series of volumes based on the MIGA-Georgetown University Symposium in International Political Risk Management. Like its predecessors, this volume offers expert assessments of needs, trends, and challenges in the international political risk insurance industry. These assessments come from a dozen senior practitioners from the investor, financial, insurance, broker, and analytical communities. The volume leads off by examining the lessons that can be learned from recent investment losses, insurance claims, and arbitrations. It then turns to consider what the future may hold for coverage of project finance projects in emerging markets as well as recent public-private collaboration trends in the issuance of political risk insurance. It concludes by reconsidering both old and new political risk insurance products and innovations that seek to expand the tools that international investors can utilize to mitigate political risk abroad. A current in-depth analysis from the front lines of international political risk management, this book will be a valuable guide to those who are considering private sector investments and privatizations in the developing world, whether as equity sponsors, lenders, or insurers. It should also be of interest to independent analysts and scholars working in the field of political risk management. more...

Price: $30.00