Managing cash, preparing financial statements, dealing with inventory, and analysing ratios - it's all explained in a snooze-free, easy-to-follow style that will help readers boost their professional bottom line. Readers will learn valuable skills such as how to recognise the financial skeletons of their companies. They will also discover what's with those ratios, gross margins, net margin, and return on equity? By taking the mystery out of accounting and finance the authors have created the perfect place to start for anyone who wants to know more.