Family business by the numbers
Subtitle: how financial statements impact your business
By: Norbert E. Schwarz
Edition: 1st Palgrave Macmillan ed.
Series: A family business publication
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780230111233
Subjects: Family-owned business enterprises; Finance; Management; Financial statements
Description: "Business is the language of numbers-but not everyone in businesses understands how to read the myriad of financial statements that are necessary. Author Norb Schwarz provides readers with accessible information to understanding financial statements such as annual reports; cash flow statements; income statements; balance sheets and so much more. Filled with accessible information including definition and explanations-this book is essential for all family businesses members who don't have a firm handle on these essential skills"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Originally published: Marietta, GA. : Family Enterprise Publishers, c2004.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION * CHAPTER 1 What Are Annual Reports All About? * CHAPTER 2 Overview of the Annual Financial Statement * CHAPTER 3 The Balance Sheet: Overview * CHAPTER 4 The Balance Sheet: Assets * CHAPTER 5 The Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Owners' Equity * CHAPTER 6 The Balance Sheet: Five-Year Comparisons * CHAPTER 7 Income Statement * CHAPTER 8 The Statement: Five-Year Comparisons * CHAPTER 9 The Cash Flow Statement * CHAPTER 10 Financial Ratios and Analysis Tools * CHAPTER 11 Aftermath * CHAPTER 12 The Next Steps * Accounting Terms * Index.