This is a 50-slide PowerPoint.

This document provides an overview of how businesses work. It teaches the fundamentals to understanding how modern businesses work, covering the topics of organizational structure, operational issues, and financial statements. The content is suitable for the following audiences: new business owners, MBA students, and entry-level management consultants. This document can also be used as a training guide for the aforementioned audience groups. All slides are fully editable.

This document contains 4 core sections:

* Company Structure
* How does a company work? (Concepts covered: company trading lifecycle, functional issues, "soft" issues)
* Where do companies operate? (Concepts covered: Value Chain, Industry)
* Financial Statements (Concepts covered: Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Accounts, Cash Flow Statement)