Sport Funding and Finance

Sport Funding and Finance is a complete introduction to the macro-level and micro-level aspects of sport finance. It describes the evolution of sport from a kitchen-table operation into the sophisticated, boardroom-driven global financial industry that it is today, and explains why the financial context is so important for all managers working in sport.
Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, every chapter includes a blend of theory, contextual material and real-world data and case studies from around the world, clearly linking principles to practice, as well as review questions and problem-solving exercises to text the reader's understanding. Sport Funding and Finance is the perfect foundation text for any degree-level course in sport finance, and an invaluable reference for any sport management professional looking to deepen their understanding of funding and finance.

Bob Stewart died shortly after The Yellow Rose was first published. He was 75 and had been a writer for his entire professional life. As a freelance journalist, he conducted literally thousands of interviews with people famous and infamous, ranging from presidents to serial killers to movie starts. The interviews were published in Life Magazine, People Magazine, and many others. In the entertainment field, he wrote the weekly cover story for TV guide and did movie interviews for KSAT TV. His hometown newspaper, The San Antonio Light, was a venue for much of this work. After retiring, he turned to writing both fiction and non-fiction books. They ranged in theme and style from Man to Man, When The Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer, to the comic detective novel Alias Thomas A. Katt. In The Yellow Rose, Bob presents a story based on the history of the founding of Texas, the state he loved.

Chapter 1. Financial Literacy and the Culture of Sport Chapter 2. Sport as a Special Form of Business Chapter 3. Financing Big Time Sport Chapter 4. Wealth, Profits and Inequality in Sport Enterprises Chapter 5. Profiteering from Sport Cartels Chapter 6. Complying with Financial Standards Chapter 7. Constructing the Accounts Chapter 8. Making Sense of the Accounts Chapter 9. Budgeting for Financial Control Chapter 10. Price Setting Chapter 11. Interrogating the Accounts Chapter 12. Dealing with Financial Mismanagement Chapter 13. Ensuring Financial Transparency Chapter 14. Doing Feasibility Studies Chapter 15. Undertaking Cost-Benefit Analysis