Watching the Bottom Line

Chartered Accountant and small business expert John Whiteley highlights the importance of staying in control of the finances if you want to manage a small business successfully. He is the author of Going for Self-Employment and The Small Business Tax Guide - reviewed in The Times: "Gives simple explanations and looks at ways to save money and increase profits."

• 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding accounts; 3. Financial reporting; 4. The budgeting process; 5. Controlling working capital; 6. Financial input into management decisions; 7. Measures of success; 8. Phases of business life; 9. Managing bank relations; 10. Loan capital, overdrafts and working capital finance; 11. Equity capital; Appendices