Budget Forecasting That Actually Works
Most businesses guess at their numbers. We teach you how to predict them with accuracy that stands up in boardrooms and helps you sleep better at night. Our autumn 2025 program combines practical scenario modeling with real-world data patterns.
Explore Our Program
Three Things We Do Differently
After watching countless businesses struggle with forecasts that miss by miles, we built our teaching around what actually prevents those miscalculations. Not theory—just practical approaches that work.
Pattern Recognition
We teach you to spot the subtle signals in your historical data that traditional methods overlook. It's about understanding your business rhythm, not following generic formulas.
Scenario Testing
Build multiple versions of your forecast and learn which variables matter most. You'll practice the same techniques finance directors use when making critical decisions.
Reality Checks
We show you how to validate your projections against market conditions and internal constraints. This step alone prevents most forecasting disasters.
How Our Approach Works in Practice
You won't find us lecturing about financial theory for hours. Instead, each session involves working through actual forecasting challenges that mirror what you'll face back at your desk.
We built this program after years of seeing the same mistakes repeated across different industries. The curriculum addresses those specific pain points with tools you can start using immediately.
- Work with real Australian business data sets
- Practice variance analysis that catches problems early
- Learn to communicate forecast assumptions clearly
- Build confidence presenting financial projections
Program Structure
Twelve weeks starting September 2025. Each phase builds on the last.
Weeks 1-3: Foundation
Data collection methods, cleaning techniques, and identifying your key business drivers. We cover the unglamorous but essential groundwork that makes everything else possible.
Weeks 4-7: Model Building
Creating flexible forecast models that adapt to your business. You'll learn both simple and sophisticated approaches, then choose which fits your situation.
Weeks 8-10: Testing & Refinement
Stress-testing your forecasts against different scenarios. This is where you discover which assumptions are solid and which need rethinking.
Weeks 11-12: Presentation
Communicating your forecasts effectively to different audiences. Numbers only matter if people understand and trust them.
Real Situations You'll Work Through
Each module includes case studies from Australian businesses facing typical forecasting challenges. You'll analyze what went wrong, what went right, and how to apply those lessons.
Seasonal Business Planning
A retail business that struggled with inventory forecasting learned to predict demand swings with 85% accuracy. We break down their methodology step by step.
Growth Phase Forecasting
A service company navigating rapid expansion shares how they avoided the common trap of overly optimistic projections while securing necessary funding.
Ready to Build Better Forecasts?
Our next cohort begins in September 2025 with limited spots available. If you're tired of budget surprises and want forecasting skills that actually translate to better business decisions, this program might be what you need.
I'm Sienna Blackwell, and I've spent the past decade helping Australian businesses improve their financial planning. This course distills the most practical lessons from that work.