Publisher's Synopsis
Intended to help the owners and managers of small businesses, employing up to 25 people, this book follows a logical progression from demonstrating the need for good control and understanding financial statements through budgeting and preparing financial plans to collecting the figures and using them to exercise control. Whilst a knowledge of basic book-keeping will be helpful, a review of appropriate book-keeping techiniques is included. This book aims to enable the reader to understand how good financial control helps in the management of business, be able to formulate a financial strategy, understand how financial and management control can be achieved through simple documentation. The reader should also be able to understand the appropriate techniques to solve problems identified through the financial control procedures used and be aware of the ways in which computers can be used to help management to keep control.
