Saturday, 3 September 2016

Sources of finance for business




Introduction

Whether you are thinking of starting up your own business or if an existing business is thinking of expanding, it is likely that money will be needed. The money needed to start a business is called business finance. Where do businesses get the finance to start a business or to finance expansion?
Businesses essentially need finance for the short-term and the long-term.
Long Term Sources of Finance
Long term sources of finance are those that are needed over a longer period of time - generally over a year. The reasons for needing long term finance are generally different to those relating to short term finance.
Long term finance may be needed to fund expansion projects - maybe a firm is considering setting up new offices in a European capital, maybe they want to buy new premises in another part of the UK.
Large-scale development of plant and equipment may cost millions of pounds. Long term finance is needed for this type of development.
It is important to remember that in most cases, a firm will not use just one source of finance but a number of sources. There might be a dominant source of funds but when you are raising hundreds of millions of pounds it is unlikely to come from just one source.

Short term finance

Short term sources of finance are those that are needed over a short period of time - generally up to a year.

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