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start-up capital

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capital needed by an entrepreneur to set up a business

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working capital

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the capital needed to pay for raw materials, day-to-day running costs and credit offered to customers

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management buy-out

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the existing managers of a business purchase it from the owners to take full control

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internal finance

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raised from the business’s own assets or from profits left in the business (retained profits)

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external finance

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raised from sources outside the business

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internal sources of finance

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  • retained profit
  • owner’s savings
  • managing working capital
  • sale of unwanted or non-current assets
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external sources of finance

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short term: to be repaid within 12 months
- bank overdraft
- trade credit

medium term: to be repaid within 5 years
- medium term bank loan
- hire purchase
- leasing

long term: to be repaid after 5 years
- long term bank loan
- share capital
- debentures
- business mortgage
- grants
- venture capital
- business angel
- crowd funding
- microfinance

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retained profit

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the profit left after all deductions, including dividends, have been paid this is reinvested back into the business as a source of finance

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liquidity

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the ability of a business to pay its short-term debts

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bank overdraft

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an arrangement with a bank that their customer can withdraw up to an agreed limit from their account as and when required, this is a form of borrowing

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trade credit

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delaying the payment of bills to suppliers or creditors for goods or services in order to improve the business’s liquidity position

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bank loan

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a fixed sum of money lent by a bank to a business or individual, which must be repaid over an agreed time period with interest

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hire purchase

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an asset is sold to a company which agrees to make fixed repayments over an agreed time period, the asset belongs to the company once the final payment is made

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leasing

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obtaining the use of equipment or vehicles and paying a rental or leasing charge over a fixed period. this avoids the need for the business to raise long-term capital to buy the asset, ownership remains with the leasing company

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equity finance/share capital

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permanent finance raised by the company through sale of shares

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debentures

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bonds issued by companies to raise debt finance, often with a fixed rate of interest

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grants

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financial assistance provided by the government or other organizations to businesses or individuals, typically without the requirement of repayment.

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venture capital

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a source of finance provided by individuals or firms to small or medium-sized businesses with high risk and high growth potential, often in exchange for equity or significant returns.

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business angel

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an individual, usually with business experience, who directly invests part of their wealth in new and growing businesses

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crowdfunding

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usually small sums of capital from a large number of individuals to finance a new business venture

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microfinance

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the provision of very small loans by specialist finance businesses, usually not traditional commercial banks

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variable costs

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costs that vary with output

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fixed costs

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costs that do not vary with output or sales in the short term

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direct costs

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costs that can be clearly identified with each unit of production and can be traced back or allocated to a cost centre

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indirect costs
costs which cannot be identified with a unit of production or allocated accurately to a cost centre, also known as overhead costs
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revenue stream
a source of income received over time from the sale of a product
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total revenue
total income from the sale of all units of a product during a given time period
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examples of revenue streams
- advertising - sponsorships - merchandise - franchise costs and royalties - dividends from other companies
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final accounts
the end of year financial accounts produced by a business
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creditors
suppliers to a business who have not yet been paid
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window dressing
presenting the accounts of a business in the best possible way which could potentially mislead users of accounts
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dividends
the share of the profits paid to shareholders as a return for investing in the company
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balance sheet
an accounting statement that records the values of a business's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at one point in time
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shareholders' equity formula
total value of assets minus total value of liabilities
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current assets
the value of assets that could reasonably be expected to be converted into cash within one year
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debtors
customers who have bought goods on credit and will pay cash at an agreed date in the future
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current liabilities
debts of the business that will usually have to be paid within one year
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shareholders' equity
total value of capital invested in the business by shareholders either in the form of share capital or retained profits
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intangible asset
an identifiable non-monetary asset without physical substance non-physical, non-current assets that can earn revenue for the business
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goodwill
arises when a business is valued at or sold for more than the balance sheet value of its assets
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intellectual property
an intangible asset that has been developed from human ideas and knowledge
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liquidity
the ability of a business to pay back its short term debts
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profitability
a relative measure of a business's ability to make a profit from sales or a capital investment
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profit margin
this ratio compares operating profit with revenue
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gross profit margin
this ratio compares gross profit (profit before deduction of expenses) with revenue
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gross profit margin formula
gross profit/sales revenue x100
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profit margin formula
profit before interest and tax/sales revenue x100
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return on capital employed
compares operating profit and the capital employed in the business
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return on capital employed formula
profit before interest and tax/ capital employed x100
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capital employed
the total value of all long-term finance invested in the business= non-current liabilities + equity
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current ratio
compares current assets to current liabilities of a business
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current ratio formula
current assets/current liabilities
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acid test ratio
compares liquid assets of a business with its current liabilities
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acid test ratio formula
current assets-stock/current liabilities
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cash flow
the sum of cash payments to a business less the sum of cash payments from the business
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cash outflow
payments in cash made by a business, such as those to suppliers and workers
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cash inflows
payments in cash received by a business, such as those from customers (debtors) or from the bank
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net cash flow
the sum of cash payments to a business minus the sum of cash payments from the business
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credit control
monitoring of debts to ensure that credit periods are not exceeded
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bad debt
unpaid customers' bills that are now very unlikely ever to be paid
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overtrading
expanding a business rapidly without obtaining all the necessary finance so that a cash flow shortage develops
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investment appraisal
evaluating the profitability and desirability of an investment project
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accounting rate of return/average rate of return
measures the annual profitability of an investment as a percentage of capital cost
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average rate of return formula
average annual profit/capital cost x100
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average annual profit
(total returns-capital cost)/number of years
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criterion rate
the minimum accounting rate of return that a business would accept before approving an investment
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payback period
the time it takes for an investment project to earn enough profit to repay the inital cost of the investment
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payback period formula
capital cost/contribution per month

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