Understanding business performance and financial data in terms of trends and forecasts changes everything. Even though the science of predictive analytics is complex, the Corelytics Financial Dashboard makes the power of this information easy to use by all business owners and managers. When the dashboard is combined with a management process, and even better when assisted by a professional advisor, business leaders can achieve a much greater precision in setting and achieving goals. Corelytics uses business intelligence (BI) concepts, combining external market metrics and benchmarks in combination with internal ratios, trends and metrics to show business leaders exactly how their company or organization is performing in comparison to market averages and to internal goals. Corelytics uses data directly from the company?s accounting system so that no data entry is required. Corelytics is used by small and medium-sized businesses in North America, Europe, Australia, and in approximately 30 other countries around the world. Corelytics is used by service companies, retailers, not for profit organizations, manufactures, in a large and growing list of industries. The goal of this book is to help business owners and managers take advantage of new financial management tools and disciplines in order to improve their survival rate and to build economic value that will benefit business owners and the general public.