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Pricing is one of the most important decisions in business. Its roots are in logical and emotional thinking. It must sense both the purse and pulse of the customer to arrive at the right decision. If the price is wrong, you will lose money, customer, market or opportunity - perhaps, all of them.
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Forecasting is the principal planning task of the manager. What follows is a set of decisions to allocate resources. Budgeting is another task where all resources are measured in currency values and in terms of their impact on performance.
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An audit of financial reports is the easiest way to study business operations. It goes beyond the narrow functional constraints of accounts and finance. Combine it with the review, and you get to understand business decisions and performances, rapidly.
Here is a ring-side micro-view of business action.

A study of history helps to confirm conclusions, clarify hazy ideas, and sharpen skills. Trend analysis digs up hidden value from erroneous decisions. It makes managers wiser and smarter from the experience.
Mistakes are the portals of discovery, said James Joyce. Find out how.
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