When you want to know a company’s financial health, it helps to look at its balance sheet. But if you’ve never seen a balance sheet before or don’t know how to read one, all you’ll see is a collection ...

The balance sheet is one of three common financial statements businesses use to provide information to outside stakeholders. Publicly-traded corporations are required by federal law to submit a ...

A balance sheet is a financial document that presents the financial status of a business through an accounting of a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. A balance sheet, when looked at with a ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Financial statements are essential for every company. They provide insight into the health of a company, as well as information on assets ...

Few companies thrive and grow without some kind of outside financing. Acquiring assets, launching projects, expanding into new locations or business sectors -- these all take capital, and lots of it.