1. Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Why you need to be financially savvy

2. Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Money and wealth are fickle; one mistake and a business can go down

3. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Most entrepreneurs experts in their own field but they are not trained in finance and accounting, so they face a huge handle in managing a business financially

4. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals It is way, way easier to spend money than to make it

5. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Because money is a finite resource, it must be managed carefully

6. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Because money is a finite resource, it must be managed carefully

7. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Like any other activity or game in life, finance has rules to be followed if one wants to win

8. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Success in business is measured in monetary terms; poor financial skills breed losers.

9. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals How many people do you know who made a lot of money and managed to keep it?

10. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The difference between poor people and rich people is not in how much each one makes; but how much one manages to keep.

11. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The difference between poor people and rich people is not in how much each one makes; but how much one manages to keep.

12. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon:

13. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 1.Money is the medium by which earthly success is measured.

14. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 2.Money makes possible the enjoyment of the best the earth affords.

15. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 3.Money is plentiful for those that understand the simple laws which govern it’s acquisition.

16. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 4.Money is governed by the same laws which controlled it when prosperous men thronged the streets of Babylon, six thousand years ago.

17. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 4.Money is governed by the same laws which controlled it when prosperous men thronged the streets of Babylon, six thousand years ago.

18. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals Lessons from Richest Man in Babylon: 4.Money is governed by the same laws which controlled it when prosperous men thronged the streets of Babylon, six thousand years ago.

19. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The Bible also has lessons on money: Ecclesiastes 7:23 Wisdom is a shelter, the same Money is a shelter….

20. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The Bible also has lessons on money: Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything

21. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold:

22. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: “Why then should a fickle fate single you out to enjoy all the good things of life and ignore us who are equally deserving?”

23. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: “If you have not acquired more than a bare existence in the years since we were youths, it is because you have either failed to learn the laws that govern the building of wealth, or else you do not observe them. ‘Fickle fate’ is a vicious goddess who brings no permanent good to anyone…makes wanton spenders, who soon dissipate al they receive.”

24. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: “Every gold piece that you save is a slave to work for you. Every copper it earns is it’s child that also can earn for you.”.”

25. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: When Arkad met up with Algamish twelve months later, he had saved a tenth of his earnings but had given it to Azmur the Bricklayer to invest in rare jewels. This was where Algamish’s next piece of advice was to make a change for Arkad.

26. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: “Every fool must learn,” he growled, “but why trust the knowledge of a Brickmaker about jewels?” …“next time if you would have advice about jewels, go to the jewel merchant.” “Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.”

27. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: After another twelve months, Algamish returned to meet with Arkad. Arkad reported that he had been loaning his savings to Agger the Shieldmaker who was paying interest on the borrowings. Some of his gold he was using for feasts and buying luxurious items. Algamish advised further; “You do eat the children of your savings.” “Then how do you expect them to work for you? And how can they have children that will also work for you? First get thee an army of golden slaves and then many a rich banquet may you enjoy without regret.”

28. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: Another 24 months passes and Algamish compliments Arkad on his rigid adherence to his teachings. “Arkad,” he continued, “you have learned the lessons well. You first learned to live on less than you earn. Next you learned to seek advice from those who were competent…and. Lastly, you have learned to make gold work for you.”

29. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: Arkad explains that you must live with the thought that; “A part of all I earn is mine to keep.”

30. Why you need to be financially savvy Essential Finance for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals The man who desired gold: Think about it morning, noon and night. “Impress yourself with the idea. Fill yourself with the thought.” “As it grows it will stimulate you.” Make gold be your slave. Seek wise counsel.