: the purchaser pays an initial deposit and a finance company pays the balance to the seller. Ownership is transferred to the buyer when the last payment is mad

allows the business to borrow money against its outstanding sales invoice.

money invested into a business by its owners (shareholders)

business has the use of certain expenses for up to two months before payment is required, e.g. electricity, phone, broadband

selling money owed by debtors to a factoring company to get immediate payment

renting an asset over a number of years.

using cash reserves to pay for day-to-day business expenditure

allows the card holder to buy now and pay later

venture capitalists invest in new or high risk businesses

specifically used to purchase property. Repaid over 20 – 30 years

money provided by the government, local authority or EU

seeking small amounts of money from a large number of people

suppliers may provide up to 60 days credit