A Ghanaian author, Jules Nkansah, has launched his book, “Love to Excel”, to provide technical skills to young professionals and university students who yearn to enter into entrepreneurship and the job market.
The book is a financial modelling master class that would upgrade prospective users to become versatile in Microsoft Excel and improve proficiency in a world of increasing business analytics.
Mr Nkansah in an interview with the media said the book unpacks the power of Microsoft Excel using a simple, practical and non-intimidating approach, which introduces readers to Excel through one of its most practical uses.
“It considers the art of rendering numbers in Excel to depict a real-life business or personal situation to enable decision-making and planning.”
He said the book would help develop a simple profit and loss model for a street food business to a full market size of an entrepreneurial idea, and would build the confidence of readers to surmount increasingly complex challenges in Excel.
“I have witnessed the power of Microsoft Excel as a tool for business and everyday life, and I’m passionate about bringing its transformative power to every young graduates and professionals in Africa, hence the book. I hope all who encounter Love to Excel will feel more empowered as they go about applying it to their professional and everyday lives.”
In his address as the guest speaker, the Managing Director of Cal Bank, Frank B Adu Jnr, said Microsoft Excel has become an integral part of most business organizations across the world.
“Microsoft Excel is no more a tool reserved for only the professional accountant. It is a must have tool and skill for all. For our entrepreneurs, proficiency in Excel would be of immense value to your business. It would help you to plan your business, keep a database of customers, products, sales, expenditure, investments among others at a cheaper cost”.
“This data then forms the basis of the accounting functions, financial modelling and business analytics, which are necessary requirements for the survival of any business. All these functions can be performed with Microsoft Excel.”
About the author
Born and raised in Ghana, author Jules Nkansah has vast experience in Finance, Strategy and Marketing.
Jules holds an MBA from INSEAD in France, and a dual undergraduate degree; a Bachelor of Arts from Occidental College, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management Systems (Operations Research), at Columbia University, New York.
Over his 12-year career, Jules Nkansah has worked with top global institutions including Citigroup and Vodafone, in the United States and Ghana respectively.
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By: Philip Nii Lartey/citifmonline.com/Ghana