Sources of Finance

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Mind Map on Sources of Finance, created by chloepayne on 04/21/2014.
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Sources of Finance
  1. internal sources of finance
    1. retained profit
      1. profit that has been retained and re-used. Cheap and flexible.
      2. Sale of assests
        1. selling fixed assets. Can allow a business to develop more profitable ventures. Short term can help a firm to avoid crisis. Long term can lower profitability.
        2. Sale and leaseback
          1. organisation recieves a cash payment. This improves cashflow in short term. It must then pay rent for leasing the asset that it previously owned. Long term lower profitability.
          2. Depreciation
          3. External sources of finance
            1. Long term
              1. share capital
                1. can raise money issuing shares. buying shares makes you a part owner of a limited company.
                  1. shareholders receive a dividend (share of a profit) for each share they possess.
                2. preference shares
                  1. dividend received each year is a fixed percentage. Subject to profit. this is paid before any dividends are paid to the ordinary shareholders. little risk. they appeal to people wanting a safe investment. tax changes have made them less attractive than debentures.
                  2. ordinary shares
                    1. no guaranteed percentage. profitable years = high dividend. unsuccessful year may mean no dividend paid to ordinary shareholders.
                    2. debentures
                      1. fixed percentage rate of interest. Long term loan to the business. now more commonly issued short term due to the pace of change and higher interest rates.
                      2. mortgages
                        1. used to purchase property. repayable for up to 25 years. flexible interest or fixed rates.
                        2. long-term loans
                          1. provided by specialist organisations. commercial banks prefer to provide short term and medium term.
                          2. goverement assistance
                            1. selective and tends to be in the form of grants. may be provided to organisations operating in areas of high unemployement. and in some new businesses.
                            2. loan capital
                              1. providers of this are known as creditors. they charge interest on the loan. Must be paid before any dividends are received by shareholders.
                            3. medium term
                              1. bank loans
                                1. provided for a specific purpose. businesses need to provide a form of security to the bank. the loan is repaid with interest over an agreed period of time.
                                2. leasing
                                  1. allows a business to to lease(rent) instead of purchase an asset. The business does not own it therefore doesn't have to pay for repairs or maintenance.
                                  2. hire purchase
                                    1. involves regular payments for assets that don't become the purchasers property until the final instalment is made. Finance houses providing hire purchase charge higher rates to those who are ignored by banks.
                                  3. short term
                                    1. bank overdrafts
                                      1. when a bank allows a firm to overspend it current account to a limited amount for a certain amount of time. widely used and flexible. can allow a business to overcome a cashflow problems when sales are seasonal or when materials need to be bought in advance. variable interest rates.
                                      2. trade credit
                                        1. common form of finance. suppliers allow a time period (normally 30 days)
                                        2. debt factoring
                                          1. allows a business to receive immediate payment for its credit sales. a factoring company provides a cash payment to a company of up to 80% of the value of the debtors. the factoring company collects the debt and makes a further payment - will retain approximately 5% for its services.
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