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Financial Statements: summaries of accounts to provide information for interested parties. The most common financial statements are trading and profit and loss account; profit and loss appropriation...; Financial Statements definition on BNET »

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CEOs Have a Real Credibility Problem: Following up on the BNET1 post, CEO Candor on Steep Decline: The post reports on the decline in trustworthiness of CEOs as measured by their perceived candor in the letters to shareholders that accompany annual reports. The study, by Rittenhouse Rankings, says that more and more CEOs...; Tags: INTERNET, Jon Greer, C-suite; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Ex-Monster Executive Charged Over Options Scheme: By Martha Graybow NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former chief operating officer at job recruitment Web site Monster Worldwide Inc (MNST) was charged on Wednesday with securities fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to backdate millions of dollars'...; Tags: Stock options, Investment, Benefits, Monster, federal prosecutor, Monster Worldwide Inc., stock option, stock, New York, Thomson Reuters Corp.; News items 2008-04-30
Federal Real Property Asset Management Initiative: According to its fiscal year 2003 financial statements, the federal government currently owns hundreds of billions of dollars in real property assets. In addition, the government also owns or manages one in every four acres of land in the United States. While much of the Federally-owned real and personal property...; Tags: Financial statements, Financial accounting, White House, financial statement, agency, financial; White papers
Corporate Couple Trades New York Rat Race For Handmade Chocolates In Brattleboro, VT: Tom and Sally Fegley made a command decision in 1989. Both had spent years climbing the corporate ladder in Manhattan; Tom with Metropolitan Life and Sally with Bank of New York. They had ambition, experience, money and the desire to take control of their lives and begin their own business....; Tags: Financial accounting, financial statement, financial; Case studies
SCORE Is Part Of A Restauranteur's Recipe For Success In New Bern, NC: New Bern, NC, restaurant owner Arturo Guillen has come a long way from his humble childhood in Queretero, a state in northeast Mexico. Although the restaurant appeared to prosper in its early years, Arturo wanted to gain a better understanding of his financial records and improve his managerial skills. They...; Tags: Thin clients, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Marketing research, network computer, employee handbook, business planning, marketing strategy, financial statement, financial, Human Resources, insurance, tax, marketing; Case studies

SCORE Helps Fortune 500 Executives Find Franchise Success: Ron Lichwala and Bob Qualters, both senior managers with Fortune 500 companies, were in similar quandaries. Both had extensive experience in sales, marketing and operations management in high technology manufacturing industries, and neither wanted to relocate out of state. The home organizing industry was going gangbusters in growth markets, and...; Tags: industry, accounting, marketing, sales; Case studies
Banesto Improves ALM With BancWare: Banesto wanted a balance sheet strategy which involved managing the balance sheet by looking primarily at net interest income (NII) and - to some extent - economic value of equity (EVE). The aim was a much more precise management of interest rate risk by taking a global perspective and across...; Tags: Balance sheets, Investment, Financial services, SunGard Data Systems Inc., balance sheet, equity, volatility, liquidity, interest rate, bank, strategy; Case studies
Designing Women Stitch Up A Multi-Million Dollar Business In Ft. Wayne, IN: The two new neighbors Barbara and Patricia shared an interest in fashion design. They developed some prototypes for soft, quilted duffel bags and purses. The items were the hit of an in-home clothing show, and demand grew. Barbara and Patricia found themselves searching for experienced seamstresses, deals on wholesale fabric,...; Tags: P&L, women, finance; Case studies
ABN AMRO's Addition of BancWare Advanced Analytics - Including OAV - Takes Interest Rate Risk Management at ABN AMRO North America to New Heights: The acronym "AANA" has a dual meaning to some at the Chicago-based headquarters for ABN AMRO's North American operations. While typically standing for ABN AMRO North America, it can also stand for ALCO Analytics for a New Age. The latter embodies the notion that leading-edge analytical tools are requisite for...; Tags: Financial Planning, Financial services, SunGard Data Systems Inc., ABN AMRO, interest rate, mortgage-backed security, liquidity, analytics, accounting, monitor, tool; Case studies
The So-called "External Partners" in the Groups of Corporations: A Model of Presentation in the Consolidated Statements: This paper studies, on the one hand, theories set out around the consideration of the external partners in the consolidated information and on the other hand, financial models that discuss the convenience of the separation or not of the different elements that form part of the liabilities of the balance...; Tags: financial, theory; White papers
Taxing Overseas Firms for SOX Compliance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, also called the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 was signed into law on July 30, 2002 by President Bush. SOX compliance by vendors and business partners outside the U.S. is a frightening task. The risks and complications involved in enforcing the regulations...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, SOX compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, data management, U.S., information technology; White papers
Understanding Financial Statements When Approaching Lenders: Financial statements are historical documents covering single time periods. Users of financial statements, however, are not so much concerned about the single time period as they are about the trends over time. Trend analysis is usually completed on key indicators, such as revenues, gross profit margin, operating expenses, and working...; Tags: Financial statements, Financial Planning, Financial accounting, Managerial accounting, Operational accounting, financial statement, working capital, accounts payable, accounts receivable, profit margin, financial, bank; White papers
German Private Bank: Outsourcing IT Functions: One of Germany's oldest private banks, decided at the end of 2001 to sell all non-core assets and streamline its business by closing half its branches and reducing personnel by 40 percent. It also wanted to remove the costs of its IT department from its balance sheet by creating a...; Tags: Balance sheets, Accenture Ltd., balance sheet, outsourcing, IT cost, information technology, bank, asset; Case studies
SCORE Helps Manicurist Groom A Successful Start-Up Business In Memphis, TN: Hanh began making plans to resume her career as a manicurist with her own salon. Though determined to do whatever was necessary to succeed, achieving her dream would not be easy. Along with adjusting to a new lifestyle and a new language, she also needed to learn the "American way"...; Tags: Financial accounting, financial statement, small business, career, financial; Case studies
Strategic Planning for Sarbanes-Oxley 2005-2007 - Ongoing Aspect of Law Means We Must Always Look Ahead: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOA) may have become law in 2002, but public companies are only now feeling its full impact, and they will for years to come. The paper outlines that the management of public companies this year must issue the first of what will be annual reports on the...; Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Protiviti, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, annual reports, financial reporting, Strategic Planning, SOA, financial; White papers
Digging Deeper With the Supply and Demand Chain: When a company is growing either by Merger or Acquisition (M&A), looking over the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement and balance sheet is simply not enough to make a "Go" or "No go" decision. With M&As on the rise again, it may be prudent to examine the reasons that sound...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Cygnus Business Media, P&L, M&A, demand chain, valuation, merger, acquisition; White papers
How Identity Management Supports Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: It's almost impossible to rely on a Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 or 404 compliance program without a high level of confidence that only authorized users have access to the critical systems that contribute data inputs to material financial statement accounts. This article describes how identity management, which is one component of...; Tags: Financial statements, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Authentication/Encryption, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, financial statement, identity management, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, access contr; White papers
Financial Entrepreneur Banks on SCORE's Expertise in Sioux Falls, SD: Dewayne Keiper felt he had prepared himself well to start Security Credit Corporation, a receivable finance company, in late 1997. Already experienced in the banking industry, he had carefully developed a five-year business plan complete with cash flow projections and balance sheets. Farming taught him to watch a budget closely,...; Tags: Financial accounting, accounts receivable, SD card, banking, finance, bank, security, financial; Case studies
From CNN To Gourmet Magazine: Aquagrill Restaurant In New York, NY, Savors Success: Jennifer and Jeremy Marshall had what it takes to launch their seafood restaurant, Aquagrill - Jeremy spent 15 years honing his culinary skills in high-quality, well-known restaurants across New York City. Jennifer worked as the wine steward at Windows of the World, the top-floor restaurant at the World Trade Center....; Tags: wine; Case studies
Starting a Business: The Financial Plan: The article examines the Financial Plan that includes a cash flow plan, balance sheets, income statements, and a break-even analysis. You'll need to project your costs and income on these statements for three years. If you have already been in business, you'll also need to include financial statements from the...; Tags: Financial accounting, Financial statements, Operational accounting, financial statement, financial, income, income statement, finance, analysis, marketing; White papers