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Learn to understand the language of finance so you can confidently make
the correct financial decisions within your business.
It is essential for managers to understand financial information such
as departmental budgets, forecasts, strategy plans and targets, this
book will show readers how to transform seemingly complex financial
information and statistics into data that makes sense.
Readers will learn the language of finance, helping them identify the
warning signals and understand key performance indications and
ratios. They will learn how to make better financial
decisions, identify ways to increase profits and increase their
confidence in approaching capital projects and making sound business
decisions.
The FT Guide to Finance for Non-Financial Managers will help
readers:
- Understand finance and financial reports
- Communicate more coherently and comprehensively with
financially astute third parties such as shareholders and investors
- Be better positioned to understand the health of their
business or business unit
- Take a more proactive role in helping the business achieve
its goals
- Have a better understanding of finance which will allow
them to enhance their own careers
- Have a more comprehensive understanding of accountancy and
appreciate that data has strengths and weaknesses.
Reaching the boardroom is the aspiration of most managers, but only
a few achieve this goal. At the same time the directors’ role is
under greater scrutiny than ever before with statutory regulations
on how directors have to behave and on-going discussions on the
numbers of female directors. The Keys to the Boardroom will provide
a map to the boardroom and help you to stay there. Jo Haigh has
over 25 years’ experience as a director and non-executive
director and she explains in practical terms the purpose of a board
and the skills you need to get you there. She is the Winner of The
Sunday Times Non-Executive Director of the Year award. Full of real
life examples and international perspectives, it will show you how
to deal with the boardroom dynamics, politics and prejudices that
all directors face at some time in their career. "This down to
earth and personalised account of what makes a good Director is a
must read for those aspiring to the post and those new to the
role." James Caan "Jo Haigh is right on target with her analysis
and explanations of the Boardroom. A great book for those who want
to push their careers to the highest level..." John Devaney
Chairman Cobham Plc, Chairman National Air Traffic Services "If you
really want to get to grips with what being a Director means in the
21st Century this is a must read..." Lord Smith of Kelvin "Jo Haigh
is quite simply world class in this space." Steve Gilroy, Chief
Executive at Visage, the World's largest CEO network
The business world is awash with legal pitfalls and opportunities.
If you own or run a small-to-medium sized business (with a turnover
of up to GBP 10 million) you cannot afford to miss out on this
book. Jo Haigh is a business expert who gives presentations to
companies on how they can protect themselves - as individuals and
as a group - from a range of potentially fatal pitfalls. In this
accessible and practical book, she highlights essential - yet very
often unknown - business practice to provide valuable insight and
guidelines to alert and arm you before you enter the proverbial
lion's den of the business world. The Business Rules draws on
current legislation and case histories. It covers approximately 80
key topics, divided into sections: Business structure; Funding;
Compliance; People and personal liabilities; Management; Tax and
accounting; and Exiting.
For many the dream of owning their own business remains just that.
Even if you have a great idea, the work and money involved in
building a business from the ground up can prove too daunting. What
few aspiring entrepreneurs realise is that buying an already
existing business can be far easier, sometimes possible with little
or no money at all, and can be just as satisfying a route to
self-sufficiency. In easy-to-follow language, Buying and Selling a
Business takes you through the entire process, from identifying
your target business and assembling the right team to help you, to
valuation, agreeing terms and finding the necessary finance. Just
as importantly, Haigh helps you ensure your deal is the right deal
for you, offering advice on running the business you buy and
implementing proper exit strategies from the start. With valuable
appendices containing typical documentation, and how to read them,
Jo Haigh's book is a one-stop resource to closing the deal and
transforming your life.
12-14% of UK businesses are majority owned by women, a statistic
that shows both the great strides women have made in business in
the past two decades and how many obstacles still remain in a
culture where 90% of the top roles are held by men. Jo Haigh has
worked for many years in corporate finance, and has experienced
these obstacles, and overcome them. In Tales from the Glass
Ceiling, she offers women an inspirational guide to success in the
male-dominated business world - a goal, that does not mean losing
your identity. Haigh offers stories of success from many different
areas of business, giving advice on how to reconcile an open,
emotional disposition with an executive level's occasionally brutal
atmosphere; how to spot the right training and development
opportunities (and get them funded); how to overcome resistance to
female leadership and how to build, manage and maintain your
professional network. Based on Haigh's own experience as an
executive and entrepreneur, and bolstered by the experiences and
stories of other top women in their fields, Tales from the Glass
Ceiling is an indispensable resource for all women in business.
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