Financial Management : A Study of Small Business in North-Eastern Region of India

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Small business in India : a conceptual framework. 3. North-eastern region of India : a brief profile. 4. Management theory : its implications in small business. 5. Financial management : its role in small business. 6. Financial management practices of small business : data analysis and interpretation. 7. Research findings : a summary. 8. Suggestions and conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

"Financial Management : A Study of Small Business in North-Eastern Region of India is about financial management tools and techniques for small businesses to increase their operational efficiency. Further, the book discusses the applications of these tools in a variety of decision-making situations and helps the reader understand accounting as a business language. In the area of small business this is an innovative approach. In his lively and reader-friendly discussions, Dr. Das bases himself on the premise that a competitive owner-manager of small business should know the resources that have been deployed and the performance of business on a day-to-day basis in order to make appropriate business decisions. This book has a broad coverage of all the pertinent aspects of financial management of small business, ranging from record keeping, working capital management, day-to-day cash management, inventory management to preparation of financial statements. Besides providing pragmatic financial management directives to the owner-manager of small businesses, the book will prove valuable to budding entrepreneurs, academicians and students in the area of small business and entrepreneurship and to policy makers, advocates and patrons of small business of all hues." (jacket)