Overview/Description Generally taken near the end of a program, Final Exam: Capital Budgeting Essentials enables the learner to test their knowledge in a testing environment. Target Audience Individuals seeking practice in a testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the courseware. Expected Duration (hours) 0.8 Lesson ObjectivesFinal Exam: Capital Budgeting Essentials

Overview/Description The life blood of any successful business is the steady and predictable flow of incoming cash. But what steps can be taken when a business experiences acute revenue shortfalls? This Business Impact explores some common options available to business owners when facing a critical need to increase cash flow. Expected Duration (hours) 0.1 Lesson ObjectivesIncreasing Cash Flow in Times of Need

Overview/Description A budget is a financial blueprint for planning an organization's activities and controlling its performance over a designated period of time. It helps allocate an organization's resources as it pursues its financial goals. Organizational budgeting refers to activities that focus on the creation of organizational and departmental budgets, their allocation, and their use in monitoring an organization's activities. Departmental heads, managers, and professionals throughout an organization deal with budgets one way or other in their day-to-day operations, and familiarity with...

Overview/Description Preparing and planning budgets involves a number of organizational activities, ranging from determining the organization's budgetary goals to approving its budgets over a specific period of time. Individual departments translate the organization's budgetary goals into departmental goals relevant to their area. Preparing operating budgets often starts with revenue forecasting, followed by various expenses budgets. Many forecasting tools are used for forecasting revenues and expenses. Knowing the various activities associated with preparing, reviewing, and having management...