TOOLS OF THE TRADE
- ACCOUNTING
- FINANCE
- MARKETING/SALES
- ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
- OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Accounting: What are the rules of the game? Bookkeeping How are transaction recorded? Cash Flow vs. Profit? Cash flow is life or death. Profit is vanity cash flow is sanity.
Finance: What is your source of funds. 2 type of people in the world those that pay interest and those that make it!
Asset backed Financiers,PE Bonds,Angels
Marketing : Markets have to identified, product attributes accessed, competitors understood and advertising messaged developed to reach chosen markets
Organizational B: Organizing inspiring motivating rewarding and managing both individuals and teams is the enduring challenge as they grow and develop. People are defining advantage.
Operations: How products or services get ready for market (production), delivered or executed, and the management information system designed to track performance