Introduction
The book you just opened is different from most others on Excel that you may have seen because it focuses on a topic that is deeply important to all of us: money.
Rex Stout once wrote, “The science of accounting has two main branches, one being addition, and the other being subtraction.” I took these words to heart when I was casting about for the book's theme. I wanted to write a book that would show people how to maximize profit, the result of the two branches Stout cited.
Profit, of course, is not revenue. I can't teach you how to create revenue—that's more a matter for the heart, not the head—nor would I want to offer you MBA or CPA material. I did set out to write a book that any person engaged in any level of business could ...
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