Section A. Financial statements: structure & vocabulary : Twelve basic principles
The balance sheet
The income statement
The cash flow statement
Connections
Section B. Transactions: exploits of AppleSeed Enterprises, Inc. : Startup financing and staffing
Staffing and equipping facility: planning for manufacturing startup
Startup of manufacturing operations
Marketing and selling
Administrative tasks
Growth, profit & return
Section C. Financial statements: construction & analysis : Keeping track with journals and ledgers
Ratio analysis
Alternative accounting policies and procedures
Cooking the books
Section D. Business expansion: strategy, risk & capital : Mission, vision, goals, strategies, actions and tactics
Risk and uncertainty
Making decisions about AppleSeed's future
Sources and costs of capital
Section E. Making good capital investment decisions : The time value of money
Net Present Value (NPV)
Making good capital investment decisions
Summary and conclusions
Appendix A. Short history of business fraud and speculative bubbles
Appendix B. Nominal dollars vs. real dollars.