www: IE9-29 Talk with a Controller about Budgeting Use an on-line
yellow pages directory such as www.yell.com
to find a business or nonprofit organization in your area with a web site. Find out as much as you
can about the organization's operations from its web site. Make an appointment with the controller or chief financial officer of the organization
you have identified. In the meeting, find out the answers to the following questions:
1. How are the overall budget goals set? 2. What is the process used to build the budget?
Who does it? How much input do operating managers have in the process? How long
does it take to build the budget? 3. What are the main benefits of budgeting? How
are the budgets used? | 
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