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Your Budget is Wrong… and That’s Okay!

CFO Selections

The first thing you need to know when creating a budget is that it is wrong from the start. A budget, on the other hand, is meant to be a predictive tool and a roadmap to help you get to where you are going. Sometimes the route has construction or other traffic impediments along the way. Think of a budget somewhat the same way.

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What do budgets and hurricanes have in common?

Fpanda Club

Budgeting is a type of short-term planning the goal of which is to transform strategic objectives into operational plan by allocating available resources. Though one is a natural phenomenon and the other is a business process, budgets and hurricanes have more in common than it may be noticed at first sight. Coincidence? I think NOT ?.

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Budget infuses more atmanirbharta into MSMEs — Sanjay Agarwal

CFO News Room

How the Budget platform was used for setting a roadmap for the next 25 years is indeed commendable, with something for everyone and a special focus on new-age industries like start-ups, infrastructure, blended fuel, electrical vehicles, digital currencies, blockchain technologies and renewable energy.

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Deep Dive: How Digital AP Can Help Construction Firms Navigate Payment, Procurement Challenges

PYMNTS

Many of these processes are decades-old and must follow complex regulatory guidelines, as is the case in the construction industry. Construction companies are facing both time and cash crunches due to dwindling work opportunities and slower payment timelines during the crisis. Late or lagging payment processes can expand costs.

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Fall 2021 | M&A Report In The Engineering and Construction Industry Sector

Corporate Finance Associates

The report below gives a good overview of the Fall 2021 M&A activity in the Engineering and Construction Industry Sector. In 2020, the worldwide construction market declined from USD 11.21 The heavy and civil engineering industry would be the fastest-growing construction category, due to low-cost labor and raw materials.

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Budget season is here – What are you expecting for 2023?

CFO Strategic Partners

Results from CFO Strategic Partners’ budget survey Planning for 2023 is underway. With a potential recession looming and the cost of living increasing at a rate we’ve not experienced since the early 1980s, the uncertainty is making preparing and budgeting for the next year more complicated.

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Deep Dive: Building Steady Construction Cash Flows With Digital Tools

PYMNTS

trillion construction industry has not yet had its moment of digital reckoning. Recent data indicates that construction firms typically rank in the bottom percentage of U.S. Construction firms looking to remain profitable must ensure proper cash flows and complete projects on time, but old school practices can get in the way.