Strategic Financial Management For Small And Medium Sized Companies

Research shows a majority of small businesses fail in their early years due to poor financial management, turning the dreams of many business owner and novice entrepreneur into nightmares. This book serves as a guide to prevent small business owners and novice entrepreneurs from experiencing financial disasters.

Linked directly to Exploring Corporate Strategy, this book examines how a united view of strategic and financial issues can become a practical reality.

Discusses the basics of strategic management, as well as financial management, and explains how businesses can formulate strategies to pursue their financial objectives and strengthen their financial position. It is intended as a text for postgraduate students of management. In addition, students pursuing professional courses such as chartered accountancy, MFC, as well as professionals in the corporate sector will find the book useful.

Business sustainability is becoming increasingly difficult amongst the demands of today’s markets. By implementing new and dynamic practices, organizations can optimize their day-to-day operations and improve competitive advantage. Optimal Management Strategies in Small and Medium Enterprises is a key source on the latest innovations in enhancing all main management functions, such as working capital and marketing, and examines how to implement sustainable business management practices. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as human resources development, market orientation, and knowledge management, this book is ideally designed for business managers, professionals, graduate students, and researchers working in the field of smaller-scale business development initiatives.

Finance for Strategic Decision Making demystifies andclarifies for non-financial executives the basics of financialanalysis. It shows how they can make important financial decisionsthat can critically enhance their institution’s ability torespond to competitive challenges, undertake new projects, overcomefinancial setbacks, and most importantly, create shareholder value.Written by M. P. Narayanan and Vikram K. Nanda—two of thecountry’s leading authorities on financialstrategy—this book offers a practical guide for usingfinancial analysis to enhance strategicdecision making. The bookincludes a coherent framework that outlines practical andintellectually sound guidance for executives who must makestrategic decisions. Finance for Strategic Decision Making Explains the role of finance in corporate strategy Offers guidance on resource allocation decisions Explores how to determine the right balance of debt and equitycapital to maximize firm value Demonstrates how to use payout policy as a strategic tool Clarifies if a merger, acquisition, or divestiture is in thebest interest of an organization Shows how to manage risk Reveals how to measure value created and the effectiveness ofupper level management

In light of the Sustainable Development Goals, sustainability is a factor to consider for understanding the changes that are coming in the business world and in different areas of management. Companies must reorient their business objectives towards sustainable and responsible production for the environment and society. In this context of change, it is important to open the debate and obtain more thorough knowledge on how companies should change their leaderships strategies and carry out their financial planning, as well as analyze the risk of their clients and innovative projects that respect the environment. Financial Management and Risk Analysis Strategies for Business Sustainability proposes a series of practical and theoretical perspectives on how the business world has to evolve to adapt to the new situation the world has reached due to undeniable climate change forcing businesses to redefine their productive processes and internal organization. Topics highlighted include financial management procedures, corporate social responsibility, risk analysis, financial literacy, and innovation in sustainability and sustainable development. This book is a useful reference source for managers, executives, engineers, business professionals, financial analysts, researchers, academicians, and students in the areas of management, human resources, accounting and finance, taxation, environmental economics, and some engineering areas.