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stand your budget and its place in the organization's overall budget
picture. Demonstrating a good working knowledge of the budget is
important.
The path to purchasing can be smoothed if you partner with another division within your organization. For example, if equipment
can be used by the athletics department and general grounds, two
budget sources can partner to make the purchase. If the purchase
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must be delayed, another strategy is to work to have the funding
built into the next fiscal year budget. It may be worth the wait. Remember, too, you will likely be required to seek competitive pricing. Make sure your vendors have accurate information for proper
costing and fairness. You don't want to lose a good business relationship by appearing to shop prices while favoring one vendor
over another.
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