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Understand Accounting!...

By Derek Stone

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Featured Case Study

Julia’s Retail Shoe Shop

After much research in her community, Julia decided to open a shop specialising in ladies' high quality shoes.  The first trading year has been completed (It ended on 31st March) and  Julia is anxious to know whether the business has made a good profit. She has come to you with a list of its transactions, because she knows that you can build her a set of financial statements....

ARE YOU STARTING A NEW BUSINESS?

   This book will help you to:

  •      Develop your plans.

  •      Control your business.

  •      Be comfortable with financial tools.

  •      Use case studies and grow in confidence.

 ARE YOU ALREADY IN BUSINESS?

  •     Does your business create cash?

  •     Is it profitable?

  •     Is it in a risky position?

THIS BOOK WILL ENABLE YOU TO:

  •    plan your strategy and 

  •    see its effect on:

  •      your income statement,

  •      your balance sheet,

  •       your cash flow. 

    (These three documents are all interrelated and you will see how your decisions affect all three at once.)

ARE YOU A STUDENT?

Read ‘Understand Accounting’ and you will:

  • Know WHY the rules of accounting work in the way that they do.    

  • Be able to build planning models easily.

  • Never be afraid of double entry again!

‘Understand Accounting‘:

Is available as an ebook and as a print on demand one.

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Typical Case Studies

study: Julia’s Retail Shoe Shop

This case is a bit more challenging. Now that Julia's business has been trading for a year, she wants you to produce its financial statements and she is eager to hear what advice you can give her. You are provided with:    A spreadsheet    Data   Bl...

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study: Carlo and the spice trade

This is an easy case. In 1502 Carlo finally achieved his life’s ambition and bought a beautiful ship with which he intended to travel to India, following the route discovered by Vasco da Game  where he would acquire spices in exchange for the silver and trinkets...

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