CEO's Financial Metrics Playbook: Keep Your Eye on the Pulse of Your Business - Paperback

by Gary C. Takacs (Author)

Your business is a living organism. Its health depends on many factors. As an entrepreneur or CEO, you must keep track of its vitals. Doing that can be a full-time job. Who has time for pages and pages of income statements, balance sheets, and other accounting reports?

Maintain a strong, thriving business by boiling down all those figures into easy-to-read, at-the-ready data points... without giving yourself a headache! Gary Takacs, a 40-year veteran of the business world, not only introduces you to key performance indicators (KPIs) but explains each in uncomplicated ways so that you can create a customized quick reference guide for your business's finances. Make better decisions that benefit everyone, including your employees and customers.

This book is for you if:

• income statements, balance sheets, and other accounting reports send your head spinning
• you feel like you're constantly behind on the "business" side of your business
• you're increasing in sales, but your accounts don't reflect that growth
• you know adjustments need to be made in your budget, but you don't know where or how to make them
• need help getting a grip on all the moving parts of your business, from assets to inventory, accounts receivable to labor
• you have a clear idea of what's going on with your financial metrics, but you'd like to be able to communicate them more clearly to stakeholders

Your company's reputation begins and ends in the books: ensure you're doing things right while doing them efficiently!