External Finance 2.1.2

External Finance - capital raised from outside the business.

Sources of finance - where the finance is coming from e.g. the provider

Methods of finance - how the finance is provided.

SOURCES OF FINANCE

• Family and friends
• Banks
• Peer - to - peer funding
• Business angels
• Crowd funding
• Other businesses

METHODS OF FINANCE

• Loans
• Share capital
• Venture Capital
• Overdrafts
• Leasing
• Trade credit
• Grants