Finance Flashcards
Capital expenditure
Finances spent on fixed assets
Revenue expenditure
Finances spent on daily operations
Examples of capital expenditure
- capital
- Land
- vehicles
-furniture
Examples of revenue expenditures
- electrical bills
- insurance
-wages and salaries - supplies and raw materials
Collateral
Assets which look good to investors and and the bank
Internal sources of finance
Money or funds that come from within the business
Business angels
Extremely wealthy individuals who invest their own money into small/ medium sized businesses which have growth potential
Crowd funding
The practice of easing finance for a business venture or project by getting small amounts of money from large numbers of people , usually though online platforms
External sources of finance
When the funds are sourced form outside the business
Internal public offering ( IPO)
When a business converting its legal status to a publicly traded company by selling shares on the stock market for the first time
Internal sources of finance
Funds generated from within the business
Leasing
Form of hiring whereby a lessee pays rental income to hire assets from the lessor , the legal owner of the asset .
Loan capital ( debt capital )
Medium to long term sources of interest baring finance , obtained from commercial lenders , like banks
Long term sources of finance
Finance available for over 12 months
Micro finance
A financial service aimed at entrepreneurs of small businesses
Overdrafts
Allows a business to spend in excess of the amount in their bank account , up to a pre-arranged limit .
Personal funds
Source of initial finance ; referring to the use of an entrepreneur’s own savings
Retained profit
The value of the surplus That a business keeps to use after paying all its required costs
Sale of assets
Selling existing items of value that a business owns , such as dormat assets and absolute assets ( outdated )
Share capital
The money raised from selling shares in a limited liability company
Share issue
An already existing publicly held company raises further finance by selling more of its shares
Short term sources of finance
Finances available for less than 1 year