q Entrepreneurship is a buzz word these days. Everyone is talking about entrepreneurship or wants to be an entrepreneur. q Entrepreneurship is all about doing your own business and entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business q Seek or create a job! • Why all entities like government, educational and financial institution are supporting entrepreneurship? • What if all graduates students are job seekers? • What if no one is creating a firm? • Then, who will create jobs?

1. Topic 152
Introduction to Financial Management

2. Agenda of the video
Financial Management and its meaning

3. Financial Management
What is financial management ?
Financial management deals with two
things:
• Raising money; and
• Managing a firm’s finances

4. Financial Management
What is the ultimate goal of financial
management?
For achieving the highest rate of return

5. Financial Management
Leading concerns of
Financial Management
• How are we doing? Are we
making or losing money?
• How much cash do we
have on hand?
• Do we have enough cash to
meet our short-term
obligations?

6. Financial Management
Leading concerns of Financial
Management
• How efficiently are we
utilizing our assets?
• How does our growth and net
profits compare to those of
our industry peers?
• Where will the funds we need
for capital improvements
come from?