12 Best Tools for Budgeting
Tools you can use to build your annual budget. Read more
How to Set a Revenue Forecast
'Operate for a Slowdown Going-Forward'
Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll, explains how you can prepare for the so-called fiscal cliff, the combination of automatic tax increases and budget cuts. Watch video
Why You Should Curb Your Optimism
Serial optimists, take note: The best thing for your business might involve throwing a big wet blanket on your bright-eyed predictions. Read more
Forecasting Sales for 2011
You can't figure out what you can spend without knowing what you're bringing in. Here are tips to take the guess work out of revenue projections. Read more
Managing Seasonal Sales
This year, more businesses are tech-savvy and leveraging new ways to drive sales and manage fluctuations during the holiday season. Here are their tips. Read more
Recent How to Set a Revenue Forecast Articles
How to Maximize Holiday Sales and Profits
Advice for small businesses on how to prepare for the holiday season by generating customer loyalty, implementing timely marketing, and determining inventory... Read more
Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B
For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cr... Read more
Business Forecasting in a Crazy, Mixed-up World
Three entrepreneurs share their challenges, frustrations, and strategies for business forecasting in a recession. Read more
How to Know What They Will Buy
Forecasting demand is never easy; here are some tips for making the process work for you. Read more
A Simple Approach to Sales Forecasting
How do you forecast sales accurately? The trick is to break the sales down into manageable parts. Read more
Action Plan: Using Economic Forecasts
Track the economy so you can prepare for your business's future. Read more
Building a Realistic Sales Forecast
Combine the values of all of your prospects in order to create a total sales forecast. Read more
What's the Key to Great Forecasting?
It helps to start with good, accurate data. Here are 6 pieces of information to gather. Read more
Stay the Course
A noted small-business CEO explains why you should never, (ever!) change your annual plan in the middle of the year. Read more
How Sales Goals Are Set
A survey asked companies how they set sales goals for sales executives and sales reps Read more
