Quantify risk and explore uncertainty to make better long term investment decisions.
Capital budgeting is a vital strategic process that helps organizations allocate financial resources effectively. This course guides participants through each stage—from conducting due diligence to presenting and discussing capital investment opportunities with decision-makers—ensuring informed and strategic investment decisions.
Participants will learn how to evaluate projects based on expected returns and risk, prioritize competing opportunities, and support organizational growth. The course emphasizes a structured approach to ensure scarce capital is deployed to the most promising and high-yield initiatives.
CPA, CA Leadership
Blair is a seven-time CFO, a director, and an educator at Executive Finance Partners - a professional development and executive coaching firm for financial professionals and executives. He also serves as a corporate director and audit committee chair of publicly listed companies: Terravest Industries and Clarke Inc. He is also the Board Treasurer of the Devour Food & Film Festival and serves on various committees of CPA Nova Scotia. Blair is the author of The Illiterate Executive: An Executive’s Handbook for Mastering Financial Acumen.
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