TY - BOOK AU - Tennent, John. TI - Guide to financial management : : principles and practice SN - 9781610393935 (paperback) AV - HG4026 .T47 2014 PY - 2014///.©2013 CY - New York : PB - PublicAffairs, KW - Business enterprises KW - Finance N1 - "Second edition"--Cover. Originally published in 2013 by Profile Books Ltd. in Great Britain; Includes bibliographical references (page 344) and index.I; Defining a successful business -- Business structures -- The role of the finance department -- Financial statements and accounting systems -- Accounting concepts and principles -- Investors -- Cost to serve -- Product pricing and profitability -- Portfolio management -- Investment appraisal -- Business planning, budgeting and reporting -- Operational ratios and measures -- Stockmarket and investor measures -- Working capital management -- Published reports and accounts -- Accounting complexities N2 - "This guide to financial management is designed to take you through financial principles and illustrate their application, providing a toolkit for managing financial responsibilities. Each chapter is written from an operational perspective in establishing and running a business. Before the index is a glossary of financial terms used in the book. There is also a list of companies used in examples."--Page vi ER -