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Sources of Capital (Internal Finance (Working Capital (Is the amount that…
Sources of Capital
Internal Finance
Working Capital
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Usually only a small amount to allow for more money to be spent on the day to day operations of the business
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Retained Profit
Once a business makes profit, it can use the profit as a source of finance. 'Ploughing back' profit into the business has the advantage of avoiding the costs of external finance.
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Owner's Funds
There is a greater financial risk for the owners. Business owners can be willing to face risks, some even use their personal credit cards to pay business expenses
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It provides a quick, interest-free source of funds
External Finance
Short Term
Debt Factoring
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Selling your unpaid customer invoices (accounts recivable) for a percentage of the total invoice to get the money sooner.
Trade Credit
You have more time to pay for the supplies and this gives you the chance to sell the supplies you buy to make revenue that you can use to pay for the supplies
You need to buy from the same place constantly to get good trade credit and this can be hard if you are fine tuning your product
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Over Drafts
You are able to spend more money then you have at the moment allowing for bigger purchases that can lead to more revenue
If you don't pay the Overdraft in time then they will stop giving you overdrafts and trusting you with money
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Long Term
Debentures
A large, long term loan taken from the bank that is at a fixed rate of intrest
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You can get a large amounf of money for a stable intrest rate that will help you expand and then make profit to pay off the loan
Grants
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You need to apply for the grant and the government wont give out many grants at all so it can be hard to get one
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Venture Capital
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A firm that helps small businesses grow by giving them money and investing in them to help them grow.
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Bank Loans
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You will have to pay it back with intrest eventually so if you dont make profit with the loan then youll have to work very hard to pay it off
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Hire Purchase
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When buying expensive items you can make a downpayment and then pay monthly over time to give you more time to get the right amount of time
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Share Issue
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If someone buys a large enough number then they might have majority of the shares making them own the business
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