TY - BOOK AU - Finney,Robert G. TI - Essentials of business budgeting SN - 0585032823 AV - HG4028.B8 F559 1995 PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - AMACOM KW - Budget in business N1 - Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 What A Budget Is; Chapter 2 How Budgets Are Prepared And Used; Chapter 3 What To Expect At Budget Time; Chapter 4 The Unit Manager's Work Of Budgeting; Chapter 5 handling Uncertainty; Chapter 6 Defining The Unit's Work; Chapter 7 Planning The Unit's Work; Chapter 8 Generating The Budget Numbers; Chapter 9 Budgeting Costs; Chapter 10 Putting It All Together; Chapter 11 Getting The Right Budget Approved N2 - If you dread doing budgets - or simply don't know where to start - this WorkSmart guide is for you. Now you can acquire the budgeting know-how needed to master the budgeting process - and you won't need an accounting background to do it! This concise guide supplies the skills needed to participate in the budgeting process and turn it into a powerful decision-making tool. In just a few short hours, this easy-to-read WorkSmart guide will help you understand what a budget is, how it's prepared, and what it's for; what to expect at budget time; how budgeting numbers are generated and how to understand and use "budget talk" in order to win approval for departmental expenditures UR - www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=2465 ER -