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Make simple sense of complex financial information!

The high-profile accounting scandals of recent years have made one thing clear: You can''t know too much about the company for which you work. What are the numbers? Where do you find them? How do they affect you and your staff?

This fully revised and updated third edition of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers provides a firm grasp on what all the numbers really mean. Designed to let you learn at your own pace, it walks you through:

The essential concepts of finance, so you can ask intelligent questions and understand the answersVital statements and reports, with sections on pro forma financial statements and expensing of stock optionsThe auditing process--what is measured, how it''s measured, and how you can help ensure accuracy and completeness

With chapter-ending quizzes and an online final exam, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers serves as a virtual professor, providing the curriculum you need to crunch the numbers like a pro!

CREATE A POWERFUL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR BUSINESS WITH HIGH-PERFORMING GLOBAL LEADERS

“Finally, a book that can guide leaders who are facing a shortage of global talent. Not only is this book an inspiring read, but it also provides practical and sustainable best practices that can help global leaders select and develop top talent.”—STEVE BENNETT, Chairman of the Board, Symantec, and former President and CEO, Intuit

“Provides actionable best practices and research-based advice that every successful global leader needs in today’s complex business environment.”—SHEILA PENROSE, Chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Cochairman, Corporate Leadership Center

“In this book, a seasoned team of leaders has distilled key insights on leading across borders that are based on several decades’ experience and groundbreaking research. This is a mustread for anyone seeking to lead a global organization in today’s dynamic marketplace.”—RANJAY GULATA, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

“Delivers valuable insights and best practices to assist leaders in today’s increasingly complex world of global work.”—MARGARET KEANE, CEO and President, GE Capital Retail Finance

“In my experience, it is not just the quality of your senior management, but their ability to think and work across cultures that is really critical to the success of any international expansion plan. This book—and the research on which it is based—is a very valuable tool.”—P.R.S. OBEROI, Chairman, Oberoi Hotels, Ltd.

About the Book:

Operating and expanding business units offshore, selling in foreign markets, and managing global supply chains are just three of the many challenges that emphasize the importance of leaders that can transcend borders.

Winning with Transglobal Leadership will help prepare your organization to meet this need head-on with a framework for developing and training leaders that best fit your global growth strategies.

The book combines insights from a global team of author-experts. Together, they draw on an impressive range of resources—extensive original research, interviews with world-class high-performing executives, and decades of combined experience as senior executives, researchers, and consultants—to deliver an easily implemented process for assessing your organization’s global capability and developing the leaders who will drive success. Inside Winning with Transglobal Leadership, you will find:

Guidance on measuring and evaluating your organization’s capacity to compete globallyFive behavioral dimensions that global leaders need to developKeys to assessing leadership candidates early in their careersThe “Transglobal Leadership Matrix,” a tool for taking stock of your own skills and behaviors

At a recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, numerous CEOs in attendance cited a growing need for talent that could function successfully in new and emerging global markets. For leaders and managers, HR and training specialists, or anybody doing business today, Winning with Transglobal Leadership is the definitive handbook on satisfying the demand for specialized leadership skills—now and in the years to come.

Everything you need to know about forming an S corporation orlimited liability company This new Second Edition of How to Start Your Own S Corporationprovides small business owners with the real facts about forming anS corporation. Newly updated, this one-of-a-kind guide tells youeverything you need to know on the subject, with step-by-stepguidance, savvy insider tips, and a wealth of hard-to-getinformation on S and every other type of corporation your businessmay qualify for. This Second Edition updates the many changes in income tax lawsince the original publication, including the expansion of theallowed number of stockholders, the new rule that S corporationscan own subsidiary corporations, new rules for medical expensebenefits, and new IRS rules for LLC classification. The SecondEdition of How to Start Your Own S Corporation includes: *Up-to-date information on recent changes in tax law affecting Scorporations, LLCs, and stockholder rules *The latest updated IRS forms *Clear explanations of the advantages and disadvantages of Scorporations, LLCs, partnerships, C corporations, and other legalforms of business *Straightforward expert advice on choosing the business form that'sright for your goals and income level *A detailed plan for setting up your corporation and findingaffordable professional assistance *Dozens of eye-opening, real-life examples *New information when tax law changes at www.robertcooke.com So, whether you are thinking about starting your own business oryou already own a small business, the Second Edition of How toStart Your Own S Corporation will give you all the insiderinformation you need to take full advantage of current tax law.

Save tons of money with the secrets to avoiding income taxes Could it be possible to run your business without paying federaland state income tax for at least 36 months? What if you're not inbusiness-how about reducing or completely wiping out your incometax? It may sound too good to be true, but the answer is YES. Inthis easy-to-use, plain-English book, Robert A. Cooke shows how youcan legally use the tax rules to your advantage. Doing BusinessTax-Free, Second Edition is packed with tax-saving concepts andideas and clear explanations on how to apply them to your ownsituation. Numerous examples help you understand crucial tax-planningmaneuvers and form a game plan, which, with a little professionalfine-tuning, will alleviate your income tax burden. Plus, you'llsave even more money by learning how to keep professional fees to aminimum and shorten your time in the tax preparer's office. New to the Second Edition:* Recomputes examples involving computation of individual incometaxes with year 2000 tax rates* Features updated sections on S corporations, limited liabilitycompanies, and loss carryovers* Covers the new, simpler "check-the-box" rules for satisfying IRSrequirements for taxation of a limited liability company* Guarantees postings of future significant changes to the taxrules regarding S corporations on the author's Web site,www.robertcooke.com-which you can check for updates as you read thebook* Includes revised rules for home offices

With real-world examples, charts, and tables, this handy guide will help you calculate the benefits of incorporation for your business—before you decide to take the leap. For small business owners, with Incorporate Your Business you'll master all the fundamentals, including: Overall benefits of incorporationTax changes under incorporationVarious types of corporationsCompleting all the paperwork correctlySetting up a corporate structureElecting officers and setting up the boardHolding important organizational meetings

Most entrepreneurs interested in buying a business naturally assume they need large amounts of cash to work a deal. In fact, there are other ways to fund an entrepreneurial venture, particularly through seller financing. This simple, straightforward guide covers every possible source of financing available for wannabe business owners, how to deal with sellers, and how to use asset financing, selling equity, and asset protection. Buy Your Own Business with Other People’s Money shows that you don’t have to be rich to buy a business; you just need to be creative in financing your new business. For everyone who dreams of owning a business one day, this book has the answers.

With real-world examples, charts, and tables, this handy guide will help you calculate the benefits of incorporation for your business—before you decide to take the leap. For small business owners, with Incorporate Your Business you''ll master all the fundamentals, including: Overall benefits of incorporation Tax changes under incorporation Various types of corporations Completing all the paperwork correctly Setting up a corporate structure Electing officers and setting up the board Holding important organizational meetings