TY - BOOK AU - Worrell,David TI - The entrepreneur's guide to financial statements T2 - The entrepreneur's guide SN - 9781440829352 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - HG 4027.7 .W675 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Santa Barbara, California PB - Praeger KW - Small business KW - Finance KW - Financial statements N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264) and index; Part 1; The income statement; Income statement basics --; Revenue --; Expenses and profits --; Making a P&L work for you --; Part 2; The balance sheet; Balance sheet basics --; How a P&L and a balance sheet work together --; Games people play by manipulating the balance sheet and P&L --; Equity and capitalization --; Part 3; The cash flow statement; Cash flow statement basics --; The cash cycle --; Part 4; Ratios and analysis; Answering questions using trends and ratios --; Analysis in action --; How bankers and investors evaluate a business --; Part 5; Managing by the numbers; Dashboards --; Models, forecasts, and budgets N2 - "Like a detailed trail map through the jungle of finance, this book guides readers past small-business financial pitfalls, showing readers how to fine-tune operations and enhance profitability"-- ER -