3.1 Intro to Finance & 3.2 Sources of Finance

2. Capital - Finance for a business that is raised through the issue of shares to new investors on a stock market.
3. Angel - A wealthy business person who invests their money into new businesses.
5. Capital - Financing that pools resources from a group of investors to fund new businesses.
6. - A form of finance where many people, perhaps thousands, invest small amounts of money to fund a business or project.
10. Held Company - A company that is publicly owned and and has many shareholders who can buy and sell their shares through a stock exchange.
11. Credit - A type of external finance whereby a business receives products from a supplier immediately but pays for them at a later date.
12. Credit - Small loans that enable someone to start up or continue to finance a small-scale business; a subset of microfinance.
13. - A special type of long-term loan that is used to purchase land or buildings.
14. - Financial services provided to individuals who have very limited income and assets and are not able to get services from traditional banks.
15. - A medium- or long-term source of finance, often used to buy fixed assets.

1. rate - The cost of borrowing money; expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed.
4. - A business renting (hiring) a fixed asset over a period of time, rather than buying it.
6. - An asset that a business or individual can offer a lender in the event that they do not pay back a loan.
7. Finance - Money that is borrowed from a bank or other financial institution, usually to fund investments.
8. - A high-cost, short-term loan attached to a bank account; allows the account holder to withdraw an amount of money that is greater than the amount they currently hold.
9. Public Offering - A situation where a company sells all or part of the business to external shareholders for the first time.