Every business and organisation, no matter what its size, requires competent financial management. Now in its fourth edition, this highly successful book is written for those who don't have a background in finance and accounting but who need to know how money works. Using local and international case studies, Simply Finance demystifies financial concepts and jargon so you can improve your decision-making and add value to your business. This book will help you to: Analyse and interpret financial statements; Make better decisions using financial information; Produce realistic and useful budgets; Make better investment decisions; Understand different valuation techniques; Communicate better with the 'bean counters'.

About the Author

Susan Hansen is a Chartered Accountant with an MBA in Finance and a passion for making accounting and finance clear and relevant for all businesspeople. She worked for a 'Big Four' accounting firm from 1980 to 1985 in both Cape Town and London before joining a Wall Street investment bank. She has been a project manager and chief executive before establishing a financial training company in 1998. She is also a company director, a consultant and, not least of all, a mother.