Download or read book Preparing a Budget written by Harvard Business Review and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A budget is a financial action plan for an organization. This guide will teach you how to: - Forecast future business results, such as sales volume, revenues, and expenses - Reconcile those forecasts to organizational goals - Obtain organizational support for your proposed budget - Fine-tune your budget over time