Business Finance Fundamentals – eBook
The essential language of business is financial and the success or failure of a business is measured in financial terms.
Research conducted all over the world has proved that non-financial people with a sound grasp of business finance make
greater contributions to the performance and success of their business unit. They are more effective performers and more
effective managers and leaders – which results in better performance and consequent benefits for the members of their
teams. In short, the business benefits, and therefore everybody involved with the business benefits.
This self-study course provides an effective way for every non-financial person in business to learn and understand business
finance in an enjoyable and practical way.
Target Market
The course is aimed at equipping non-financial people in business with the understanding they need to manage the financial
aspects of their work more effectively. It is ideal for admin managers, HR managers, and all non-finance line managers.
Publication Includes
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Hyperlinked key ideas with definitions of the concepts
Video clips introducing each section
Exercises after each section in the form of quizzes, multiple choice questions, and case studies.
Publication Content
1. Introduction
2. Business Basics
 The Purpose of Business
 In Order to get started
 Different forms of business registration
3. Financial Scorecards
 The Income Statement
 The Balance Sheet
 Cash Flow Budgets/Forecasts
4. Interpretation and Analysis
 Profitability Ratios
 Liquidity Ratios
 Efficiency Ratios
 Leverage Ratios
5. Working Capital
 Introduction
 The Cash Conversion Cycle
 Managing Working Capital
Outcomes
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Understand the principles of business from a financial perspective
Interpret financial reports quickly and easily
Emerge with clear insights on areas of strength and weakness and determine the appropriate action required
Draw a financial plan for your business unit
Take an active part in financial discussions and decision-making
Apply and use key financial ratios to measure the performance of your business unit
Manage working capital effectively
Know the different forms of business registration
Admission Requirements
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A school-leaver’s certificate plus entry level PC literacy.
About the Author
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Anthony Galloway has over 20 years of experience in the training and development field and is a specialist in the training of
Business Finance. He is the founder and Chief Executive of Omni-U. He was commissioned by LexisNexis to create a series
of courses on Business Finance. LexisNexis Publishers is one of the largest publishing and information businesses
worldwide, with activities in the professional, business, consumer and scientific markets.
System Requirements
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Pentium II or better, running Windows Vista/Windows 7/ Windows 8 (Pro)
64 MB RAM, CD ROM drive
Access to the Internet recommended
The VirtualBook 4.0 Reader will require approximately 80 MB of hard disk space. Additional free disk space will be
required for installation of content.
Course content 1 MB free disk space, plus an additional 95 MB of free disk space for the video files is required.