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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business Review

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. But having a grasp of terms like EBITDA and net present value are important no matter where you sit on the org chart. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score.

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Women, Finance the World You Want

Harvard Business Review

Project this image of the feminine ideal into the world of investing and the only "socially acceptable" roles for women are limited — perhaps doing due diligence as a "helper" or writing a check as a donor. Some of the dreams I finance are close to home. Investing also finances the kind of world we want.