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Alphabetically-organised, quick reference notes covering all financial reporting, business strategy, financial management and assurance areas at the Advanced Level.

Includes notes on BST and FM Professional Level content (including detailed notes on the frequently tested area of Derivatives).

Strategic Business Management Exam Room Notes 2024

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Our popular Exam Room Notes can be used as both a revision and exam-day resource.

We have carefully worked through all the financial reporting, business strategy, financial management and assurance areas at both the Advanced Level and Professional Level, turning the content into condensed reminder notes.

Includes example worked calculations, analysis of examiner comments and tutor tips based on our knowledge of classic student errors.

All content is organised alphabetically for easy reference under time pressure.

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What's included?

  • Downloadable PDF
  • Alphabetically-organised
  • Financial management notes
  • Business strategy notes
  • Ethics notes
  • Statistics notes
  • Fully updated for 2024
  • Example worked calculations

Fully updated for 2024

We have reviewed the 2024 syllabus changes, 2023 past papers and 2023 ICAEW Mocks to ensure that the text is fully up-to-date for 2024

Statistics notes

We have carefully worked through the statistics questions in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 past papers and have extracted the key learning points for the 2024 edition of the book. 

We also include notes on common spreadsheet functionalities and the related statistical tools and definitions, given that the examiners have indicated that statistical analysis using the spreadsheet functionality will be required in most SBM exams. 

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