2.23 Baseline Preparations - Event Funding and Finances

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Managing your finances after getting funded is vital for survival - you become answerable for how well you manage the finances, so its good to have useful financial management tools at hand.

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1- You’ll need a handy expense calculation tool to know what you owe to different stakeholders and vice versa. You can check out ioweyou.co.uk to see if it meets your requirements.

2- Having the expenses written down is just one thing, measuring its trends and making sure your expenses are in line with your budget is another. Spendview.com helps you analyze your expenses so that you can plan the financial aspects of the event better.

3- Often we find it difficult to put a tab on all our bills. BillQ has been developed to solve just that. If you find yourself in the same position as well, get mybillq.com to get ‘handle on your bills’.

4- Finally if you are using good old spreadsheets for major report calculations. Why not use an online collaborative sheet rather than a computer based one that can’t easily be shared. You’re already familiar with Google Docs - this time try out smartsheet.com. They’re more focused towards making the spreadsheet experience much less painful.

5- For managing the invoices sent out by your vendors, try using mint.com as an invoice management tool. Its a popular choice and integrates well with most payment systems.


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