How to Build a Capital Budget

When building your financial game plan, don’t forget about the capital budget.

This is the plan for purchasing those expensive items – new trucks, equipment, and improvements to the warehouse.

The key questions to ask: 

  • What do we need to buy?
  • Why do we need it? (And is there a return on investment?)
  • Who is responsible to research the vendors and terms of purchase?
  • How much will it cost?
  • When will be buy it?
  • Where will it be used? (Which department needs this?)

Ask these questions, and put the answers into this spreadsheet:  BBF Capital Expense Plan CAPEX.

For more details on building your Capital Budget, watch the short video below.

Watch the Intro to Beer Wholesaler Financial Planning Video 

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