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Sources of Business Finance

CBSE · Class 11 · Business Studies

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Topics in Sources of Business Finance

1

Meaning, Nature, and Significance of Business Finance

  • Business finance means the funds required by business to carry out its various activities.
  • Finance is called the life blood of any business.
  • A business needs funds to buy fixed assets, meet daily expenses, and support expansion.
2

Classification of Sources of Funds

  • Sources of funds can be classified on three bases: period, ownership, and source of generation.
  • On the basis of period, sources are long-term, medium-term, and short-term.
  • Long-term sources fulfil financial requirements for a period exceeding 5 years.
3

Internal and External Sources

  • Internal sources include accelerating collection of receivables, disposing of surplus inventories, and ploughing back profit.
  • Retained earnings is a major internal source and means profits retained in the business.
  • External sources include issue of debentures, borrowing from commercial banks and financial institutions, and accepting public deposits.
4

Retained Earnings

  • Retained earnings is a permanent source of funds available to an organisation.
  • It does not involve explicit cost in the form of interest, dividend, or flotation cost.
  • It increases operational freedom and flexibility.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Business finance and the different sources used to meet business needs

Meaning of business financeNeed for financeClassification by periodClassification by ownershipClassification by source of generationRetained earningsTrade creditFactoring

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