How to Develop & Administer a Budget

You'll learn how to develop and administer a budget that vastly improves performance and results in your department or organization...and helps you consistently meet and exceed your financial expectations and goals.

If you think budgets are a huge dreaded chore, difficult to comprehend and use, or not worth the paper they're written on, this seminar is for you. In one day you'll learn practical, hands-on skills that dispel these common myths about budgets, and more.

This seminar will teach you how to build in contingencies and wisely plan for unforeseen circumstances, making your budget a planning tool with maximum flexibility.

Plan and administer a budget within the realistic goals and objective you have set, and produce solutions that increase cooperation and teamwork with your managers.

How to Develop & Administer a Budget — Seminar Overview

The Budgeting Process: The Essential Concepts
Budget Terms and Concepts Made Easy
Understand Capital Expenditures and How to Use Them to Attain Your Goals for Future Growth
Budget Principles Applied to Real-Life Situations

The Budgeting Process: The Essential Concepts

Solid reasons why good budgets lead to better, more effective management
Proven budgeting concepts for realistic short- and long-term planning
Proven outlines and guidelines for teh major types of budgets
Insightful advice on understanding your organization's budget philosophy
Proven procedures that pinpoint budget goals and objectives
Functional timetables for every budgeting action

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Budget Terms and Concepts Made Easy

Simple techniques to classify costs
Specific definitions that pinpoint cost behavior
Step-by-step methods for determining the break-even point
Prudent tactics for handling unit indicators
Down-to-earth advice on basic budgeting methods

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Understand Capital Expenditures and How to Use Them to Attain Your Goals for Future Growth

Specific terms and tactics peculiar to capital items
Pertinent procedures for managing the many different types of capital expense
Powerful budget principles that justify capital expenditures
Insightful solutions to the buy vs. lease question

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Budget Principles Applied to Real-Life Situations

The power of the Sales Budget
Production, materials, and labor budgets — the essential elements of the manufacturing plant
Marketing budgets that meet and exceed your organization's goals and objectives
Administrative budgets that maximize efficiency without spiraling costs
Cash budgets that harness the power of your organization's resources

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Fred Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack are registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

This course qualifies for 6 Intermediate Accounting CPE credits. Already attended this course? You can obtain a certificate documenting your CPE credits by visiting our certificate page. Certificates will be available 10 days after your event has ended. You can find more information on CPE credits, including a complete list of eligible courses, in our FAQs.

To find out more about How to Develop & Administer a Budget, contact our customer service department at customerservice@pryor.com or by phone at (800) 780-8476.

How to Develop & Administer a Budget

Manage and monitor budgets to identify problems, anticipate shortfalls, and avoid costly mistakes

How to Develop & Administer a Budget — Seminar Overview

The Budgeting Process: The Essential Concepts

Budget Terms and Concepts Made Easy

Understand Capital Expenditures and How to Use Them to Attain Your Goals for Future Growth

Budget Principles Applied to Real-Life Situations