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What finance is and why businesses need it

What finance is and why businesses need it

Decision map showing short-term cash flow, long-term asset purchase, start-up and expansion linked to suitable finance sources, with cost, risk, control, timescale, amount needed and legal structure as checks

Finance is the money a business needs to start, run, survive and grow. A source of finance is where that money comes from, and the best source depends on the reason, amount and speed of repayment.

Business finance – sources Lesson

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Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel IGCSE Business Business finance – sources for IGCSE Business. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 format. Build a solid grasp of core business terminology and the different functional areas (marketing, operations, finance, people) before moving on to the evaluation-heavy case-study and calculation questions.

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