Simple Numbers 2.0 – Rules for Smart Scaling: A Play by Play Analysis for Pure Growth

by Greg Crabtree

Take your business to the next level by identifying the opportunities in your Simple Numbers.

Looking for an investment opportunity with the capacity for long term high yields? Put your business to work for you!

Greg Crabtree demystifies common accounting and reveals the growth potential going unnoticed in your balance sheets. Learn how to make decisions based on data you already have to guide your business to be its best, most profitable self.

Building on the principles of his first book, Greg shows you how to dive deep into your data and locate the numbers you need to identify hidden opportunities for maximum return on investment.

You will

How to value your business as an investment How to manage your labor efficiency ratio How to use segment data analysis to hone your focus How to measure your success in growth spending How to decide when to keep your business, and when to sell And much more! Get your copy of this highly anticipated continuation of the Simple Numbers strategy for achieving maximum profitability and return on investment through actionable data.

Genres: Business, Accounting

163 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 4, 2020

Reviews

[Denis Vasilev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Дельная книга по финменеджменту. Практические советы по оценке компаний для продажи, оценке вклада менеджмента в прибыль, важности правильного анализа прибыли, баланса и кеш фло, построению фин планов. Рекомендую, так как подход иной, чем в обычных книгах по корп финансам

[Chris Earley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for all CFOs or anyone looking to grow a business.

[Keri Holm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Another well written, easy to follow, super helpful book from Greg Crabtree. Clear examples provide a useful framework for scaling thoughtfully.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated the combination of hands-on experience and first principles approach that Crabtree brings to demystifying accounting for entrepreneurs. While a bit brashly American - who quotes themselves at the beginning of chapters? - he explains convincingly how tracking return on invested capital, labor efficiency ratios, contribution margin, and different types of capital can help you better project where your business may become financially strained… before you get there! The real-world examples Crabtree help illustrate the insights (and volatility) you can uncover.

Really makes me want to hire an MBA intern to crunch these calculations for me and try to bend them around an infrastructure development business…

[Christie Varner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend to fellow fractional CFOs. Greg has a different lens to look at business numbers. As he said these are things hiding in plain sight. I’m already implementing a lot of this with clients and we are seeing great results.

It’s definitely a book with a lot of numbers and charts so it’s not one I’m necessarily recommending to clients to read themselves, but the concepts are straight forward. Business owners will definitely benefit from a CFO that implements some of this strategy.

[Clay · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great follow up to Simple Numbers. Greg drills down into value creation and talks in depth about labor and management efficiency ratios.. A great deep dive into business accounting that every entrepreneur should read!

[Alex Padilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book with amazing insights into how to scale and have deep financial insight into business operations. However the terminology assumes you have a strong finance background which I do not. So I'm picking up some books on financial statements and accounting to see if that helps.

[Rhett C Molitor · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s like he works at our firm and knows our customers!

This is a must read for business owners and accountants. This is not taught in school. Very useful way to utilize financial data to help business owners make the right decisions for the right reasons.

[Steven Goodwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book and its predecessor Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits, should be read by every single business owner. It is simply Brilliant! Do they have a Nobel Prize for Business? Give it to Crabtree!

[Mert Doğanlı · Rating 5 out of 5]

after 10 years of entreprenueral experience decided to dig into numbers.Liked the approach and recommended.

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even better than the first book. Must read for (small) business owners.

[Andrea Cantú · Rating 2 out of 5]

Seguramente sea muy interesante pero no entendí casi nada, lo sentí demasiado técnico y casi para contadores.

[Dennis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first one. There was a lot more business speak in this. Seem to definitely focus on financial planning for your business. So took away a few good nuggets