Budgets and Budgeting

In the broadest sense, a budget is an allocation of money for some purpose. The word once used to mean “pouch” or “purse”; a budget therefor…

Financial Statements

Related Terms: Annual Report; Audits, External; Balance Sheets; Cash Flow Statements; Income StatementsFinancial statements are written reco…

Advertising Budget

The advertising budget of a business is typically a subset of the larger sales budget and, within that, the marketing budget. Advertising is…

Cash Flow Statement

Related Terms: Financial statementsA cash flow statement is a financial report that describes the sources of a company’s cash and how that c…