Introduction

Finance is very simple but it is made to look complicated to justify the fees.’

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Have you ever been in a business meeting and, when the person from the finance team starts talking, you can see everyone’s eyes glaze over (and a few start to lose the will to live)?

Welcome to How To Talk Finance: Getting to grips with the numbers in business.

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