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Personal Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is a guide that will help you understand money and manage it like a pro. An introduction to managing your personal finances better Do you break out into a sweat at the mention of the word ‘financial planning?’ Do you often struggle with meeting your expenses? Do you worry about the future and ensuring your financial stability? And is the time for filing tax returns stressful for you? Countless others go through the same experience, but it need not be this way. This book answers all your pressing questions about finance and many more. It makes an effort to remove the fear that is often associated with the subject of finance by offering all the essentials in a conversational manner to engage the readers. Packed with fun facts and quizzes, it tackles subjects that constitute the world of personal finance which everyone has to deal with, whether we like it or not. With the help of this book, you will: i. Learn how to budget, save, and invest for your future. ii. Get an overview of home ownership, taxation, insurance, and retirement planning. iii. Calculate your income, expenses, and budget using practical templates. iv. Become better at managing your finances. Personal Finance Essentials is a ready reckoner for individuals who would like to know more but do not know where to start. It could be you and me, or students beginning a course in Finance, or youngsters exploring different lines of education and career. It could also be an organization attempting to help employees understand money management. This book has something for everyone. It is a part of the Self-Learning Management Series designed to help students, managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons.

Business Communication Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is a tell-all book on the theme of Business Communication. If you have been struggling with designing and implementing an effective business communication strategy in your organization, this book will be of immense help to you. Business Communication Essentials simplifies the processes of business communication in a way no other book has dealt with the subject-matter. It highlights the essential steps that must be taken at any time to transform your business communication approaches. Reading this book will provide you with all the secrets of powerful and effective business communication. Whether you are a student or a C-suite executive, the pragmatic and easy procedures for achieving quality and top-notch business communication practices that you will discover in this book are truly invaluable. You will gain an understanding of the following: I. Types of business communication and its importance for business growth ii. Audience demographics and drafting relatable business messages iii. How to communicate effectively in this fast-paced world iv. Some modern tools for effective business communication This book is written in a conversational tone and is packed with fun examples that will aid the learning experience.

Macroeconomics Essentials You Always Wanted To Know is an introduction to the requisites of macroeconomics, for beginners and veterans alike. Learn the concepts of macroeconomics and the logic behind various economic policies adopted at national and global levels. Macroeconomics Essentials You Always Wanted To Know sheds light on the essential concepts of macroeconomics and how they affect the performance and decision-making of economies. It is imperative for entrepreneurs to understand macroeconomic basics to follow policy matters. This book will fulfill this particular need of entrepreneurs and business professionals. It will also help students of the subject brush up on the fundamentals and have a more comprehensive grasp of the advanced topics, and it will help students new to the subject get a headstart and be at par with their peers. It will help the readers by i. Providing them with an understanding of the basic concepts of macroeconomics ii. Enlightening them about topics like savings, consumption and investment iii. Explaining to them the concepts of money and modern banking iv. Shedding light on how macroeconomic policies are formed and how they impact the world The book also covers topics like external trade, foreign exchange markets, multilateralism in macroeconomics, business policies, and the measurement of national income. It describes the usage of essential formulas for calculations, and provides a summary at the end of every chapter, along with questions to help readers test and enhance their knowledge. The book is authored to make it easier for people from various walks of life to get a firm grip on macroeconomics and how significantly it impacts our lives and the world we live in. The author, Dr. Amlan Ray has 27 years of experience working in corporate, consulting, training, and educational institutions (including A.V. Birla and the TATA group).

Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or an experienced business owner, Entrepreneurship Essentials You Always Wanted To Know is full of many entrepreneurial insights that you can tap from. It entails all the necessary steps you can take to become successful in your pursuits to build and maintain a flourishing business. Dipping your legs in the sea of competitive businesses and experienced business owners can look daunting. But, if you build a strong foundation for your business and yourself, you can also become a successful entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship Essentials is a primer for people looking to try their hands at entrepreneurship. It talks about what it takes to be a successful business owner and the challenges that arise in the path and provides all the necessary answers to the questions you may have about how to create, manage, and direct a business to profitability. The book covers the fundamental areas that you should know about like: · Identifying business opportunities and leveraging them · Developing a product/service that solves a genuine problem · Setting up a company and registering it · Creating a business plan for your business · Segmenting markets and customers according to your business requirements · Marketing your product and tackling competitors This book does not just state the theories of entrepreneurship but makes learning a fun process with interesting facts, discussion questions, and real-world examples. This self-learning book is also ideal for business students who want to learn about entrepreneurship as it is written in an easy-to-grasp language and comes with online resources to enhance the learning process. Dr. AnnaMaria Bliven, the author of this book is a business professional for over 30 years and has a wide-ranging experience in business development and management.