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What external finance is

What external finance is

Side-by-side comparison showing examples of sources of finance on the left and methods of finance on the right, with a note that a bank is a source and a loan is a method.

External finance is money raised from outside the business when internal funds are not enough. Businesses use it to start up, survive a cash-flow squeeze, buy assets, or expand faster than retained profit would allow.

External finance Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Business
  3. /External finance

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Business External finance. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build up your knowledge of the core business functions first, then focus revision time on the strategy and evaluation-heavy topics, since these carry the most marks.

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