Sources of finance, cash flow versus profit, and cash-flow forecasting.
Businesses need finance to start, run and grow.
Sources of finance
- Internal: retained profit, sale of assets, owner's savings.
- External: bank loans, share capital, overdrafts, trade credit.
- Short-term (overdraft, trade credit) for day-to-day needs; long-term (loans, shares) for investment.
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