Start-up capital: capital needed by an entrepreneur to set a up a business.
Working capital: capital needed to pay for raw materials, day-to-day running costs and credit offered to customers.
Internal finance: raised from the business’s own assets or from profits left in the business (ploughed-back or retained profits).
External finance: raised from sources outside the business.
Internal sources of finance
External sources of finance
Sale of shares (long-term)
Sale of debentures (long-term)
Leasing (medium-term)
Debt factoring (short-term)
Bank overdraft (short-term)
Subsidies (time period fixed by government)
Venture capital (long-term)
Ten-year bank loan (long-term)
Trade credit (short-term)