For event planners, there's no such thing as a dress rehearsal Any event you plan and stage is a reflection of your company's image -- from the initial invitation to onsite operations. Whether you're planning a product launch, conference, sales meeting, an incentive event, or a gala fund-raiser, remember that the magic of a truly memorable event is in the details, but so is the devil. Special events are fraught with thousands of details, and have to come off without a hitch. Whether your event is for 50 or 2,000 people, whether it has a budget of a few thousand dollars, or hundreds of thousa... View More...
Get the business insight that has raised millions in capital funding for over 50,000 entrepreneurs. If you're an entrepreneur or own a small, fast-growing businesses, Angel Capital provides a complete toolkit for raising capital in today's challenging economic landscape. The authors, who manage the largest angel network in the U.S., offer real-world advice on how to find investors and take control of the private placement process. Using revolutionary typology and unmatched proprietary research, they explain all stages of raising capital, from valuation to negotiation to due diligence. In addi... View More...
Lapses in risk control often lead to substantial financial losses by a company. Long Term Capital Management, Barings, Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, Daiwa and Sumitomo Corporation are household names because they lost huge amounts of money as a result of failures in their control systems. A break-down in risk control eventually costs the shareholder money, directly or indirectly, either by being forced to inject more capital or by seeing the equity lose value when losses resulting from risk control failures become public knowledge. How a company's board and senior management manage and con... View More...
Many CFOs have led their companies to invest in ERP and shared services in order to create leaner, more global organization structures. Today, they seek more radical transformation through business process outsourcing (BPO). CFO Insights is a practical, comprehensive guide to this exciting, fast-growing field. It features expert advice from the CFOs of major companies worldwide, including BP, Procter & Gamble, Dell, and Exel. Step by step, it takes you through the stages of a successful outsourcing solution - from evaluating providers and contracting, through transition planning and risk manag... View More...
This is a guide providing information on the process of selecting and managing a portfolio of mutual funds. It covers the statistical and non-statistical characteristics of assembling a balanced portfolio, outlines effective investment policy development techniques and explores all assets and classes of mutual funds and strategies for determining a client's risk/reward tolerance. The book covers characteristics such as style analysis, historical data and interpretation, style management, expenses and other key issues. View More...
This text represents a unique approach to introductory corporate finance. Although many texts have embraced the theme of shareholder wealth maximization, this book thoroughly carries out this theme in a uniquely consistent and unified fashion. It establishes the notion that a discounted cash flow mode captures the market valuation process. It then applies this concept of valuation not only to the typical analysis of capital expenditure decisions and cost of capital, but also to working capital management, financial budgeting and planning, and international financing and investing decisions. Ad... View More...
