Family Business Advisory Services

November 6, 2023

Capital Budgeting in 5 Minutes

New Video Released on Family Business On Demand Resource Center

Capital budgeting can’t be avoided — the only question is whether your family business has a consistent and disciplined process for evaluating potential investments or instead makes significant capital commitments in a more haphazard way. In this video, we describe the key elements of the capital budgeting cycle and identify some common potholes along the way.


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