You're a business owner, not a "numbers" person, but you still need a basic understanding of accounting and finance if you're going to stay in the black. Streetwise Finance & Accounting for Entrepreneurs is the easy-to-understand primer you need to set up and maintain effective financial records. Streetwise Finance and Accounting for Entrepreneurs will give you a solid foundation and a basic understanding of accounting and finance. Author Suzanne Caplan covers everything from financial statements to understanding credits and debits and establishing budgets.

This revised edition also includes strategies for rescuing a struggling business, and developing an exit strategy for selling or bequeathing your business. Includes advice on:

• Controlling costs
• Planning a budget you can stick to
• Organizing and maintaining your own books

If you're not making and maintaining a budget, then you're not managing your business. Streetwise Finance & Accounting is your key to knowing how much money you need for your business, where to get it, and how to manage it.

Suzanne Caplan draws from a twenty-year career as a CEO of a small manufacturing company. A nationally known speaker and small business consultant, Caplan is the author of several business books, including Turn Your Business Around and A Small Business Insider's Guide to Bankers.