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Dr. Glen Brown Dr. Brown is the Co-founder and Managing Director of International Business College (IBC). He is also a partner at Dawgen Management Consultants a member firm of JHI. Dr. Glen Brown holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Accounting, from Rushmore University. Glen Brown is a management consultant who specializes in seminars, workshops, and consulting on management accounting issues is actively involved in advisory services with respect to eCommerce and eBusiness. He is also the author of several books on Investments and Accounting.

	Works by Dr. Glen Brown

How to Plan and Finance Your Small Business by Dr. Glen Brown Running a business involves many expenses that require up-front financing to keep it operating smoothly. Financing your business effectively involves knowing about financial arrangement options, and which lenders to approach. How to plan and finance your small business will explain the difference between available financing options and what to take into consideration in choosing the right option, or combination of options, to suit your business requirements. As a small business owner, your most difficult task is finding the money to operate your business. Taking the necessary steps to prepare for a small business loan can minimize the difficulty. Learn what you need to know to clinch the loan deal.

A Comprehensive Guide to Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds by Dr. Glen Brown This is an indispensable resource for anyone who is serious about investing in Mutual funds and Hedge Funds. Mutual funds are among the most popular investments on the market. There are over 8,000 of them holding over $4 trillion dollars. Many people buy them because of their competitive returns. Others like them because they are easy to buy and sell. Still others cite the fact that mutual funds, because they hold several investments, can spread risk. A hedge fund can be defined as an investment strategy that employs both long and short positions, uses leverage and derivatives, and is much less dependent on market direction than long-only investments such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

Business Valuation Theory and Practice by Dr. Glen Brown Valuing a company is hardly a precise science and can vary depending on the type of business and the reason for coming up with a valuation. There are a wide range of factors that go into the process from the book value to a host of tangible and intangible elements. In general, the value of the business will rely on an analysis of the company's cash flow. In other words, its ability to generate consistent profits will ultimately determine its worth in the marketplace.

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Options and Futures by Dr. Glen Brown Of all the products introduced by Chicago Mercantile Exchange, none can match the versatility of options on futures. While futures are powerful tools in their own right, options on futures allow the trader the potential to profit in virtually any market environment. With options, traders can construct strategies that profit in advancing, declining or even stable markets, while at the same time reducing risk and increasing leverage.

Working Capital and Financial Problems of Small Businesses by Dr. Glen Brown Working capital is one of the most difficult financial concepts to understand for the small-business owner. In fact, the term means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. By definition, working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. However, if you simply run this calculation each period to try to analyze working capital, you won't accomplish much in figuring out what your working capital needs are and how to meet them. Small businesses are an essential element of a healthy and vibrant economy. They are seen as vital to the promotion of an enterprise culture and to the creation of jobs within the economy. All the techniques and analysis identify in this book have been used to transform my current businesses.

Mergers and Acquisitions Vs Strategic Alliances by Dr. Glen Brown What are the likely gains from mergers? How can managers calculate their benefits and costs? How can target companies defend themselves against unwelcome bidders? Who gains and who loses in mergers? This book considers these questions Rising earnings pressures, accelerating global competition, and increased consolidation are driving unprecedented levels of corporate collaboration through mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. When two businesses combine their activities, the combination may take the form of an acquisition (also called a takeover) or a merger (also called an amalgamation). The primary purpose of any combination should be to increase shareholder wealth, such an increase normally coming from the effects of synergy.

Introduction to Supply Chain Management(SCM) by Dr. Glen Brown The supply chain includes all activities and processes to supply a product or service to the final customer. Often, the supply chain includes more than one company in a series of supplier-customer relationships. Supply chains usually include four functional components: demand planning, manufacturing Planning and scheduling, supply planning, and transportation planning. SCM is the act of optimizing all activities throughout the supply chain, so that products and services are supplied in the right quantity, to the right location, at the right time, and at the optimal cost.

Business Planning for the Twenty-First Century by Dr. Glen Brown Planning without action is futile; Action without planning is fatal. This book looks at business planning in the Twenty- First Century. The first part of the book describes planning; it's several purposes and its elements. The paper then seeks to enlighten the reader about Business Plan, the purposes of a business plan, types of business plan, the major section of a business plan and what makes a good business plan. Types of business planning - Strategic Planning, Scenario Planning, Budgetary control planning, Profit Planning and Corporate Planning is covered extensively in this book.

Introduction to Costs Accounting: Methods and Techniques by Dr. Glen Brown The aim of this revision series is to provide an introduction to the theory and practice of cost and management accounting. The book is intended primarily for accounting students who are pursuing a one or two semester basic introductory cost and management accounting course. It covers the basic topics needed on an introductory course in management accounting. Overall, the book is a rigorous, clear and easy to understand introduction to management accounting.

How to Finance Your Small Business by Dr. Glen Brown Running a business involves many expenses that require up-front financing to keep it operating smoothly. Financing your business effectively involves knowing about financial arrangement options, and which lenders to approach. How to finance your small business will explain the difference between available financing options and what to take into consideration in choosing the right option, or combination of options, to suit your business requirements.

The Principles of Foreign Exchange Trading by Dr. Glen Brown The foreign exchange market is one of the most popular markets for speculation due to its enormous size, liquidity, and the tendency currencies have to move in strong trends. Commonly referred to as the Forex or FX market, foreign exchange is the largest financial market in the world with a daily volume of over US $1 trillion. Unlike other financial markets, investors in FX can respond to currency fluctuations caused by economic, social and political events day or night as the market is open 24 hours a day. Trading begins each day in Sydney and continues uninterrupted throughout the day as major financial centers around the world open their books.

Trading Strategies using Technical Analysis Tools by Dr. Glen Brown Making trading decisions and developing a sound and effective trading strategy is an important foundation of trading. Before developing a trading strategy, a trader should have a working knowledge of technical analysis as well as knowledge of some of the more popular technical studies. In making decisions about where and when to take a position, investors, traders and analysts use two different approaches: fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis is the appreciation of the economics underlying a particular trade. If you want to know where to invest and why, you use the techniques of fundamental analysis.

The Valuation of Securities by Dr. Glen Brown The concepts in the book are based on one of the most important ideas in financial management, the dividend valuation model. This says that the price which shareholders are willing to pay for a security equals the future cash receipts expected to be generated by the security, discounted at the shareholders' required rate of return. This book is not just theory but these are ideas that can be applied to any practical business.

How to Make Money Trading Exchange Traded Funds (EFT) by Dr. Glen Brown This comprehensive guide thoroughly examines how Exchange Traded Funds make investing money in equity indexes easy, direct, and inexpensive. Whether you're in the market for long-term gains or short-term profits, Dr. Glen Brown's How to Make Money Trading Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) will show you how lower costs, greater tax efficiencies, and superb liquidity make ETFs the perfect tool for index investments.