Entrepreneurial Controls
Entrepreneurial Controls

Author: Jack Trent

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0595463266

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Sales are to growth as controls are to profitability and success within a business. In Entrepreneurial Controls, author Jack E. Trent guides small-business owners through the complexities of understanding how financial and operational controls protect them from unnecessary risks. Trent shows how controls are the single most important method for preventing fraud within a company. In Entrepreneurial Controls, Trent details the background and definition of controls and the important role they play in driving profitability for a business. The book is a carefully complied collection of thorough research and Trent's personal experiences as an entrepreneur, small-business owner, financial officer, and accountant. In addition to the breadth of knowledge presented, small vignettes called "reality checks" depict real-life applications of the concepts discussed. A no-nonsense, one-stop source for using control systems within a small-business setting, Entrepreneurial Controls covers the basics of: Project, fraud, risk, and cash management Accounting, inventory, and operational controls Internal auditing Customer service Using instructions, lessons, best practices, and guidelines, Entrepreneurial Controls shows entrepreneurs how to effectively and efficiently set up a new business or how to revise a struggling company's operations. With practical applications and easy-to-understand examples, Trent demonstrates how to bridle a small business and rein in financial success.

Entrepreneurial New Venture Skills
Entrepreneurial New Venture Skills

Author: David C. Kimball

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-07-17

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1135955905

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As business schools expand their entrepreneurship programs and organizations seek people with entrepreneurial skills, it has become clear that the skills and mindset of an entrepreneur are highly valued in all business contexts. This latest edition of Entrepreneurial New Venture Skills continues to focus on helping students develop entrepreneurial skills, whether they seek to become entrepreneurs or employees. Focusing on the entrepreneurial start-up process, the third edition of Entrepreneurial New Venture Skills takes the reader through the steps of selecting, planning, financing, and controlling the new venture. The authors cover multiple forms of new ventures, as well as ways to utilize entrepreneurial skills in other contexts, encouraging students to engage with the material and apply it to their lives in ways that make sense for them. Skill development features include: Entrepreneurial profiles of small business owners Personal applications for students to apply questions to their new venture or a current business Global and domestic cases Elevator pitch assignments, which put students in the venture capitalist position Application exercises and situations covering specific text concepts Business plan prompts to help students construct a business plan over the course of a semester Featuring pedagogical tools like review questions and learning outcomes, and a full companion website that expands upon skill development and offers instructor resources, the third edition of Entrepreneurial New Venture Skills is the perfect resource for instructors and students of entrepreneurship.

COSO Enterprise Risk Management
COSO Enterprise Risk Management

Author: Robert R. Moeller

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-26

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1118102541

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A fully updated, step-by-step guide for implementing COSO's Enterprise Risk Management COSO Enterprise Risk Management, Second Edition clearly enables organizations of all types and sizes to understand and better manage their risk environments and make better decisions through use of the COSO ERM framework. The Second Edition discusses the latest trends and pronouncements that have affected COSO ERM and explores new topics, including the PCAOB's release of AS5; ISACA's recently revised CobiT; and the recently released IIA Standards. Offers you expert advice on how to carry out internal control responsibilities more efficiently Updates you on the ins and outs of the COSO Report and its emergence as the new platform for understanding all aspects of risk in today's organization Shows you how an effective risk management program, following COSO ERM, can help your organization to better comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Knowledgeably explains how to implement an effective ERM program Preparing professionals develop and follow an effective risk culture, COSO Enterprise Risk Management, Second Edition is the fully revised, invaluable working resource that will show you how to identify risks, avoid pitfalls within your corporation, and keep it moving ahead of the competition.

Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business

Author: Lawrence J. Gitman

Publisher:

Published: 2024-09-16

Total Pages: 1455

ISBN-13:

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Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Information Technology Risk Management in Enterprise Environments
Information Technology Risk Management in Enterprise Environments

Author: Jake Kouns

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-10-04

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1118211618

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Discusses all types of corporate risks and practical means of defending against them. Security is currently identified as a critical area of Information Technology management by a majority of government, commercial, and industrial organizations. Offers an effective risk management program, which is the most critical function of an information security program.

Illegal Entrepreneurship, Organized Crime and Social Control
Illegal Entrepreneurship, Organized Crime and Social Control

Author: Georgios A. Antonopoulos

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 3319316087

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This book covers organized crime groups, empirical studies of organized crime, criminal finances and money laundering, and crime prevention, gathering some of the most authoritative and well-known scholars in the field. The contributions to this book are new chapters written in honor of Professor Dick Hobbs, on the occasion of his retirement. They reflect his powerful influence on the study of organized crime, offering a novel perspective that located organized crime in its socio-economic context, studied through prolonged ethnographic engagement. Professor Hobbs has influenced a generation of criminology researchers engaged in studying organized crime groups, and this work provides a both a look back and this influence and directions for future research. It will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with a focus on organized crime and financial crime, as well as those interested in corruption, crime prevention, and applications of ethnographic methods.

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Taking Control of Your Money
The Entrepreneur's Guide to Taking Control of Your Money

Author: Farnoosh Torabi

Publisher: FT Press

Published: 2010-10-15

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 0132598094

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What it really takes to be a successful entrepreneur: how to get it right the first time! Congratulations. You’ve just launched your own business–or are thinking seriously about it–and are curious to know what it will take to succeed and thrive as your own boss. Discover the types of inner strength, discipline, and commitment needed to effectively manage your own profitable business from its infancy to maturity and beyond...