Summer is fast approaching, and when the weather gets warmer, it’s always fun to have a few recipes on hand that don’t require heating up the house with the oven – especially when those recipes are for dessert! One of my summer favorites is the no-bake haystack cookie, a deliciously…

When you search online for quotes about business budgets, you find a lot of strikingly similar statements: “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden “The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of…

Whether you like it or not, the budget is something that must be done on a yearly, if not ongoing, basis. If you’re not in finance, budgeting is going to be the last thing on your mind, but it is essential that everyone contributes in order to get the most…

4 Tips For Improving The Budgeting Process   For a majority of businesses, Excel is the basic budgeting tool used. Subsequently, the Excel interface significantly influences the way the budgeting process works. The Typical Budgeting Cycle About 4 months before the final budget is due, you begin your budget cycle….

The following article is from guest blogger, Gary Cokins. I will substantially oversimplify the history of accounting for the purpose to provide perspective for a new era that is now emerging. It is an era of progressive managerial accounting methods enabled by computer software. Here is all you need to…

Whether you like it or not, at some point of the year, you will need to start budgeting and forecasting for the next. What a lot of companies fail to realize, is that it doesn’t have to be as painful as you think. By implementing a company wide set of…

    In business, knowledge is power. The keys to a successful enterprise rest on the ability to stay agile and be able to make the best decisions in a timely manner. Having the ability to forecast overall income and expense, net profit or loss, overhead cost or the performance…

Finding a new budgeting and forecasting solution can be an overwhelming task. Not only is the task to find a product to suit your unique business needs, but it also entails sorting through the multitude of products on the market as well. However, knowing the right questions to ask in…

In the ever changing work environment, tension is bound to arise between the age old practices, and the innovative, new ideas. This is especially true in the world of finance. Why tinker with traditional business practices if everything is swell? Finance is the backbone for any organization, so any concerns…