3.1 Sources of Finance

This is the finance that is used to buy fixed assets like Machinery, equipment and buildings.

• Revenue Expenditure
• Capital Expenditure
• Fixed Costs
• Semi- Variable Costs
• Indirect Costs

This financial service involves an external party taking over the collection of money owed by debtors  

• Debt factoring
• Selling Assets
• Personal Funds
• Leasing
• Loan Capital

This involves a contract with a finance company to acquire, but not necessarily to purchase, assets over the medium term.

• Leasing
• Overdrafts
• Micro-Finance
• Debt Factoring
• Loan Capital

This is the amount of money available for the day-to-day running of a business.

• Venture Capital
• Working Capital
• Share Capital
• Loan Capital
• Microfinance

This is the finance paid for in installments by the business. The item is not owned until all payment has been made.

• Hire purchase
• Leasing
• venture capital
• overdraft
• Microfinance

Long time loans. Like shares, also have a certificate. But, they don't get voting rights. Holders receive interest payments. 

• Hire purchase
• Leasing
• Share Capital
• Debentures
• Indirect capital

When money is withdraw from the bank account and the available balance goes below zero

• Micro-Finance
• Overdraft
• Government subsidies
• Share capital
• Loan Capital

This is the compensated distribution of valuable property that can be tangible or intangible.

• Micro-Finance
• Overdraft
• Selling Assets
• Share capital
• Loan Capital

This source of finance is the assistance given to business, but with intention of helping society.

• Venture Capital
• Leasing
• Overdrafts
• donations
• government subsidy

This is the supplies to allow goods or services to be paid for one or two months after delivery.

• Opportunity costs
• Donation
• Trade credit
• Fixed costs
• Loan Capital