Building a budget

Building a budget

Time:                  9.30am - 12.45pm

CPD Value:        3 Credits

Cost:                   Member £65 + VAT | Non Member £130 + VAT

This half day class will introduce delegates to budgeting, how to formulate a budget and costings, creating and monitoring a budget using Excel, how to sell a budget and how to deal with cutbacks.

• Understand the principles of what goes in to a budget
• Thought processes needed to be successful
• Setting out a budget template
• Communications with the club
• Ensuring ownership of the budget
• Best approach to making savings

Presented by: Les Howkins MG, Course Manager, The Richmond Golf Club

Les Howkins MG

Course Manager The Richmond Golf Club

Les Howkins is Course Manager at The Richmond Golf Club in Surrey. He has over 30 years experience in the greenkeeping industry and is a past Chairman of BIGGA. He achieved his Master Greenkeeper Certificate in 2004. Les is a regular presenter on the Continue to Learn programme and creator of the workshop ‘Mathematics for Modern Greenkeeping’.