Author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finance for Small Business" Reveals Three Pieces of Foolproof Financial Advice
Feb. 28, 2007 (Des Moines, Iowa) — The Principal Financial Group® has enlisted financial guru and author Ken Little to reveal practical, yet often overlooked tips for improving growing businesses' finances during the March 27 teleclass, “Boost Your Business Cents: Three Foolproof Ways to Master Your Company's Finances.”
The program is part of the award-winning Principal Women in Business Teleclass Series, designed to give tangible business advice that women business owners can implement immediately.
"Ken has a knack for simplifying finances and providing entrepreneurs with steadfast tips to keep balance sheets pristine," said Michelle Swanda, advertising officer, The Principal®. "As women debate growth, succession, new product lines, outside investment and other intense financial considerations, this class brings it back to the basics, offering candid advice to serve as a foundation and fresh perspective for their decisions."
The teleclass series, launched in 2003, features frequent and diverse speakers from bestselling author Suzy Welch to internationally-renowned organization and time management expert Julie Morgenstern. The Principal partners with speakers who identify with the women business owner market, which according to The Center for Women's Business Research was estimated to be 10.4 million-strong in 2006.
Held on "Teleclass Tuesdays," the sessions are exclusively designed to respect the busy schedules of a growing business owner, while allowing the audience unique interaction in a casual format with nationally-recognized business leaders and thinkers, many of whom are women entrepreneurs themselves.
Meet the Speaker
Ken Little is the author of eight books on investing and personal finance, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finance for Small Business and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Savvy Investing. He is also the editor of the stocks section on About.com.
Little served as business editor of Wisconsin's Manitowoc Herald Times, vice president of USAA, a major Texas-based financial services company and business editor of the San Antonio Express News. He is also a former business owner.
How to Get Involved
Register for teleclasses, hear audio of past classes, and garner leading resources on a wealth of salient growing business issues from fellow business owners at www.principal.com/women. Classes are held at 12 p.m. Central (1 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Mountain and 10 a.m. Pacific) on the dates scheduled.
About the Principal Financial Group
The Principal Financial Group® (The Principal®)1 is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $256.9 billion in assets under management2 and serves some 17.6 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.
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2) As of December 31, 2006
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