Microsoft Excel Resources, Links & Websites

Whilst the SpreadsheetGuys.com website aims to provide you the Microsoft Excel user with information, products and downloads, we realise we can't do everything. So below you can find many more useful and interesting internet resources covering everything from best practice spreadsheeting, VBA code advice and Microsoft Excel tips & tricks, through to financial modelling, consulting, finance, investment banking and general interest topics.

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Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheeting & Financial Modelling

Crystal Ball - Predictive Modelling Software Crystal Ball is the easiest way to perform Monte Carlo simulations in your own spreadsheets. Crystal Ball automatically calculates thousands of different "what if" cases, saving the inputs and results of each calculation as individual scenarios. Analysis of these scenarios reveals to you the range of possible outcomes, their probability of occurring, which input has the most effect on your model and where you should focus your efforts.

European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group (EuSpRIG) EuSpRIG offers Risk Managers the world’s only independent, authoritative & comprehensive web based information describing the current state of the art in Spreadsheet Risk Management. We run a well-established annual conference which provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, trainers, vendors, consultants and auditors. We provide speakers and content for professional societies, associations, conferences and journals.

Microsoft Excel Tips - By Joseph Rubin Founded in March 2003 by Joseph Rubin, ExcelTip.com has become the leading source of Microsoft Excel tips, tricks and information on the web. With over 8,000,000 hits per month, countless number of Microsoft Excel users have benefited from the vast amount of information available on the site.

Financial Modelling - Improving the Standard of Business Decision Making Business decisions are increasingly made based on a business model or financial model built in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access. Financial modelling.net aims to help you build better models. By following some simple best practice principles you can improve the flexibility and reliability of your models.

SiSENSE - Business Dashboards SiSense Prism is a powerful, innovative, do it yourself productivity software for building, sharing and using Business Intelligence applications that solve common, information-driven business problems. It works together with Microsoft Excel to provide a robust solution for collecting, analyzing and visualizing data. Create Dazzling Microsoft Excel Dashboards, Reports, Guided Analytics and Business Presentations in minutes, without a single line of code, VBA scripting and/or Macros.

Spreadsheet Standards Review Board The Spreadsheet Standards Review Board (“SSRB”) is the body that develops and maintains the Best Practice Spreadsheet Modelling Standards. The Best Practice Spreadsheet Modelling Standards are the highest professional spreadsheet modelling standards that are publicly available in the world.

Spreadsheet Web - Turn Desktop Spreadsheets into Web Based Applications Create professional looking web applications using only Microsoft Excel. No programming experience is needed. Simply use Microsoft Excel to create web forms, questionnaires, calculators, data processing tools and many more. Enhance your applications with charts, logos, and images.

VBA Express Portal VBA Express is a portal based website featuring a Microsoft Office Visual Basic for Applications Discussion Forum and Code Center. This site is handy when adding macros to your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and you find yourself in unchartered waters. VBA Express also contains a large knowledge base which is updated regularly.

DataSafeXL – Securing your spreadsheets With our software you can protect, encrypt and restrict access to your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

Finance, Investment Banking & Private Equity

AVCAL - The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) is Australia's national association that represents the venture capital industry's participants, promotes the industry and encourages investment in growing business enterprises. Membership comprises venture capital firms, institutional investors, banks, incubators, angels, corporate advisors, accountants, lawyers, government bodies, academic institutions and other service providers to the industry.

Private Equity & Venture Capital Brokers Bamford Partners is an independent firm providing capital raising, strategic consulting, due diligence and valuation services. Their philosophy is to work closely with a select group of businesses looking to achieve sustainable growth objectives with consequent enhanced value. They work with a business to determine the value proposition or competitive advantage, and follow through with an optimisation strategy and execution support. Using detailed financial modelling, they produce clear and detailed documentation of profit margins, returns on capital and reliability of earnings.

Banking Times - Daily Banking Industry News BankingTimes.co.uk is an independent online publication, providing information on the banking industry, companies, and operations for consumption by persons working within the general banking sector. While BankingTimes.co.uk is primarily delivered for UK readers, we also aim to cover key events across Europe, the USA, as well as world markets.

Bloomberg - Financial software services, news and data. Michael R. Bloomberg's founding vision in 1981 was to create an information-services, news and media company that provides business and financial professionals with the tools and data they need on a single, all-inclusive platform. Bloomberg is about information: accessing it, reporting it, analyzing it and distributing it, faster and more accurately than any other organization.

Private Equity Hub - A Public Forum for Private Equity Private Equity Hub is an interactive forum for the private equity community, which includes venture capitalists, buyouts professionals, attorneys, bankers, entrepreneurs, MBA candidates studying PE, and assorted hangers-on. Its mission is simple: To help you do your job better, by feeding your head with news and views from/about your peers.

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Education & Training

CFA Institute - The Global Association of Investment Professionals The CFA Institute administers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certificate in Investment Performance Management (CIPM) programs. They promote the highest ethical standards, and offer a range of educational opportunities online and around the world.

Investopedia - Your Source For Investing Education Investopedia is a comprehensive website for anyone in the finance and investment industry. The site contains a searchable and invaluable financial dictionary. This is extremely popular in many workplaces to understand new concepts and terminology. The site has also expanded to now cover investment news, tutorials, market information, free tools and an Ask Us Q&A based forum.

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Career Resources

Ace The Case - Management Consulting Case Interview Questions & Resources Ace The Case is the best source of management consulting case interview questions on the web. If you are an aspiring management consultant then be sure download their case interview guide and begin preparing for those all important case interviews that lie ahead.

Banking Forums - Investment Banking Careers Talk and Advice Banking Forums was founded to provide clear, coherent unbiased advice to those in the early stages of, or those wishing to enter an investment banking career. The site aims to inform those desiring to enter the world of investment banking and those currently employed in it of the latest developments in the industry.

Careers in Finance - Free Finance Career Information This site is designed to help you find a rewarding and interesting job in the world of finance. You will find some of the best info on the 'net on careers in fields like investment banking, consulting, marketing, real estate and financial planning. You will also find links to quite a few other site links, job listings, recommended books and a list of helpful head-hunters.

Career Site - Stand Out in a Crowd With thousands of new jobs posted every day and thousands of employers searching for candidates just like you. CareerSite.com offers you one convenient source for career information, including personalized search agents, automatic matching of jobs against resume, and expert advice on all aspects of your job hunt.

Quint Careers - The Leader in Career and Job-Search Advice Quintessential Careers is the ultimate career, job, and college site, offering comprehensive free expert career and job-hunting advice (through articles, tools, tips, samples, and tutorials), as well as links to all the best job sites. Special sections for teens, college students, and all other job-seekers (by industry, geography, and job-seeker type) make this site a comprehensive resource for all.

Vault - The Most Trusted Name in Career Information There's a reason Fortune recently called Vault "The best place on the Web to prepare for a job search." Job seekers, students and professionals have discovered that Vault is the Internet's ultimate destination for insider career and education information.

Financial Banking Masters London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) offers a range of innovative education programs and professional education courses.

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