Considering the budget as “extra work” minimizes its usefulness as a tool for success.
Beginning on the right track is the most important part of budgeting. If you plan to use the Business Budget Builder Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, select item 3 on the Getting Started Menu. Follow the directions in the budget Project Schedule spreadsheet for completing this spreadsheet.
Time is always an issue for any project that is as intense as budget development and execution. However, using project management principles diminishes the intensity of budgeting through organization. If organization for it falters at the outset, the budget cycle will prompt more complications and challenges during the process.
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