diff --git a/app/helpers/budgets_helper.rb b/app/helpers/budgets_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d281ef182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/helpers/budgets_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module BudgetsHelper
+
+  def budget_phases_select_options
+    Budget::VALID_PHASES.map { |ph| [ t("budget.phase.#{ph}"), ph ] }
+  end
+
+  def budget_currency_symbol_select_options
+    Budget::CURRENCY_SYMBOLS.map { |cs| [ cs, cs ] }
+  end
+
+end
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diff --git a/app/models/budget.rb b/app/models/budget.rb
index d642e7d0c..18f30ba7c 100644
--- a/app/models/budget.rb
+++ b/app/models/budget.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 class Budget < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   VALID_PHASES = %W{on_hold accepting selecting balloting finished}
+  CURRENCY_SYMBOLS = %W{€ $ £ ¥}
 
+  validates :name, presence: true
   validates :phase, inclusion: { in: VALID_PHASES }
 
   has_many :investments, dependent: :destroy