Money, money, money...
13 September 2012
In the fourth of our series, Ruth Prickett explains why the value of the finance department is most obvious when things go wrong
Money makes the world go round. Without accountants, however, most of the Earth’s inhabitants would be in for a bumpy ride. Ever since the first businessman slouched down to his neighbours’ caves and promised them untold riches if they lent him the cash to hire three teenagers to build his improved spearheads, most businesses have been built by people spending other...