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accounting

The balance sheet should … balance?

February 12, 2009

Here’s a quick rant.
One of the most common and inexcusable errors we see on Texas Emerging Technology Fund applications is an unbalanced balance sheet. Assets are always equal to liabilities plus equity. Always. It’s also inexcusable to have items that don’t add up on income statements or statements of cash flow. This is basic accounting, and [...]

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Business Skills for Young Scientists

July 15, 2008

The National Research Council has released a report calling for for more professional masters degrees in scientific disciplines. They cited an increasing need for people in non-profits, business, and government who have a combination of scientific, business, and communication skills.
I’d argue that these same skills are needed by all doctoral students in the sciences. Referring [...]

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