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The management of risk is a fundamental purpose of government. Whether risks arise from the physical environment, the economic environment, or even from changes in voter preferences, public institutions have a broad responsibility to assess and address the risks that impact the community they serve and their organisation. Public bodies are operating in a dynamic environment. The imposition of a Best Value regime is forcing them not only to perform more efficiently, effectively and responsivel...

International Business Risk is an attempt to help investors and students of contemporary Asian affairs navigate the risk environments of Asia. Using highly relevant information and analytical techniques, the 2002 volume analyses the political, economic, regulatory, and security environments of 12 Asian countries. Each country is assessed for its political and economic trends, investment risks, and opportunities in a way that is clear, concise and easily accessible. The handbook conveys forecast...

This report is based on an extensive programme of interviews with funding agencies and umbrella bodies in the private, statutory and charitable sectors. It presents a range of practical ways by which the various funding organizations could encourage and support small community initiatives, in particular stressing the need for strategic planning and long-term support.

Here's everything you need to take financial control of your small business and keep your dream alive and growing. Wilbur Yegge shares the fruits of more than three decades as a business consultant and small business owner. He offers proven strategies and techniques for ensuring the financial well-being of your company, helps you to quickly pinpoint and resolve financial management issues, and arms you with an arsenal of financial tools for daily use. And that's not all! Throughout the book, the...

The business environment, particularly after the continuing oil crises of the seventies, can be characterized as evolving rapidly in complex and often unpre dictable ways. Such things as high interest and inflation rates, fluctuating ex change rates, volatile commodity markets, and increasing political turmoil have led to a situation in which explicit consideration of environmental dynamics is becoming much more important for successful business planning than was true in the past. Companies are...

The perfect speedy reference for today's overburdened financial managers The Vest Pocket CFO, Second Edition offers vital support for CFOs and financial executives who need to simplify their day--to--day workloads. Written in any easy Q & A format and packed with checklists, samples, and worked--out solutions to a wide variety of finance and accounting problems, it speeds readers through such complex tasks as Sarbanes--Oxley compliance, internal control and financial reporting, financial stateme...

Manage Finances and Develop Financial Plans: Running Your Business Better, 5th Edition, shows you how to control financial results effectively in a small business. To do this, you need to:Keep relevant recordsReport operating resultsPlan financial performance This book is divided into three parts. Part A, Manage Finances: Financial Records, investigates simple financial records and recordkeeping procedures and legal requirements for records. Part B, Manage Finances: Financial Reports, then exami...

Fundraising for Social Change provides organizations that have budgets of less than $1 million (including much less than that) with the information they need to establish, maintain and expand a successful community-based fundraising program. Part of the new Kim Klein's Chardon Press Series from Jossey-Bass which focuses on providing fundraising and organizational development tools for community-based and social change organizations.

Discover the power of the CFO's role in delivering shareholder value During the past decade, the CFO role has expanded dramatically in its breadth, complexity, and criticality. Filled with proven strategies, best practices, and keen insights, The Essential CFO describes how today's CFOs are responding to their expanded roles within both public and private companies. With straightforward and pragmatic guidance, author Bruce Nolop shows how CFOs are partnering with CEOs to deliver shareholder valu...

Public interest in the field of risk analysis has grown and expanded during the past decade. Risk analysis has emerged as an effective and comprehensive procedure that supplements and complements the overall management of almost all aspects of our lives. It is used in such diverse areas as health care, the environment, physical infrastructure systems, engineering, business and many more.

This book will present the topic of revenue management from a managerial accounting and financial management perspective. Its audience includes finance and accounting executives and managers, CPAs and consultants, and MBA and EMBA students and faculty interested in managerial accounting and financial management. It adds a field of parallel interest to the well-established field of cost management.The topic is important as individuals in the above-mentioned audience need to analyze revenue manage...

Did your investments take a hit in the recession? You're not alone. Between 2007 and mid-year 2009, the average 401K lost 31 per cent of its value. Ouch. It's time to take control of your investments with "Personal Investing: The Missing Manual". Financial experts agree that with the right guidance, consumers can make investments better than many professionals. This lively and easy-to-understand guide gives you the confidence, tools, and insight you need to evaluate financial products and make s...