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Understand what drives company financial success

By Cranfield Executive Development On December 17, 2024

Understand what drives company financial success

“As a non-finance professional, I now feel much more confident in tracking financial performance, spotting risks, and using...

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Six key considerations for a successful business finance strategy

By Professor Ruth Bender On February 28, 2022

Six key considerations for a successful business finance strategy

Most business finance is not particularly complicated, it's just a matter of knowing the language, and understanding some key...

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How to make a financial strategy for Brexit

By Professor Ruth Bender On December 5, 2019

How to make a financial strategy for Brexit

Whatever the eventual details and impacts, businesses need to treat Brexit like a recession.

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Are you ready to grill the Finance Director?

By Professor Ruth Bender On October 2, 2019

Are you ready to grill the Finance Director?

‘Wrongful trading’ is what happens when a company takes on credit knowing it won’t be able to pay the money back when it falls...

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Corporate Financial Strategy: Raising funds

By Professor Ruth Bender On July 11, 2019

Corporate Financial Strategy: Raising funds

Corporate financial strategy is a way to complement business strategy, to get the most long-term value out of a company. It is...

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Financial Judgements in the Boardroom

By Professor Ruth Bender On June 6, 2019

Financial Judgements in the Boardroom

Few directors are financial experts, but all directors have to make judgements on the financial figures presented to them in the...

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Corporate Financial Strategy: Capital investment

By Professor Ruth Bender On May 8, 2019

Corporate Financial Strategy: Capital investment

Corporate financial strategy is a way to complement business strategy, to get the most long-term value out of a company. It is...

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