Small Business Financial Management Let me introduce myself

Small Business Financial Management

Let me introduce myself: I'm Dr. Amanda N Gibson, consultant in Management and Leadership, professor, author and speaker. My books: • Succession Planning In Nonprofits: The Distance Between What We Know and What We Do; • Nonprofit Realities Everybody Must Face; both available at Amazon. com

Why Study Finance? • Marketing – Budgets, marketing research, marketing financial products • Accounting – Dual accounting and finance function, preparation of financial statements • Management – Strategic thinking, job performance, profitability • Personal finance – Budgeting, retirement planning, college planning, day-to-day cash flow issues

Business Finance • Some important questions that are answered using finance – What long-term investments should the firm take on? – Where will we get the long-term financing to pay for the investments? – How will we manage the everyday financial activities of the firm?

Goal Of Financial Management • What should be the goal of a corporation? – – Maximize profit? Minimize costs? Maximize market share? Maximize the current value of the company’s stock? • Does this mean we should do anything and everything to maximize owner wealth? • Sarbanes-Oxley Act

BUDGETING & ACCOUNTING in Financial Management

BUDGETING & ACCOUNTING Objectives • • • Financial overview of the organization Business Office introduction Controller’s office and account structure Administrative systems, Banner Finance Budget Services and the budget process

Understanding the Numbers: Essential for the Entrepreneur

Reasons to Learn Finance • There are things you cannot learn about a company other way. • If you do not understand financial statements and what they tell you, you will be missing some critical information about the firm. • And hiring someone to do it for you, DOES NOT WORK!!

Understanding Financial Statements • Goal: Understand the financial consequences of decisions • There are three basic financial (or accounting) statements: – Income Statement – Balance Sheet – Cash Flow Statement

Why? • Small business owners need to know the concepts of financial management included in the simple, everyday bookkeeping tasks. • Understanding more sophisticated concepts like credit and collections policies, managing your cash flow, major purchases and projects, and financial position analysis will further help you manage the financial side of your business.

Key Takeaways from This Module • Putting solid practices into place early will help save you time and money. • Managing your financial records regularly is an important factor in financial success. • Your cash flow is much more than just debits and credits.

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