P3 Introduction For this task I will be considering the sources of finance I will need for my company. Why might a business require finance? A business may require finance because they can either: • Be setting up a new business and they do not have enough money to start up. • They may need new equipment to help make the business expand and make more profit. • Or they may even want to replace old machinery. • They may want to move there store to a better location that might benefit there
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International trade Payment methods Payment Methods for International Trade * Prepayments: The goods will not be shipped until the buyer has paid the seller. * Time of payment: Before shipment * Goods available to buyers: After payment * Risk to exporter: None * Risk to importer: Relies completely on exporter to ship goods as ordered * Letter of Credit (L/C): These are issued by a bank on behalf of the importer promising to pay the exporter upon presentation of the shipping
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Section 1 – Sources of Finance There are 4 main types of business ownership: • Sole trader • Partnership • Private limited company (Ltd) • Public limited company (Plc) Each of these types of business needs to raise finance for capital investment Sole Trader This is a business that is owned by one person. Sole Traders are responsible for raising all the finance to set up and run the business. Usually a sole trader would be for a small business/ (businesses with a flat
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Behavioural Finance Martin Sewell University of Cambridge February 2007 (revised April 2010) Abstract An introduction to behavioural finance‚ including a review of the major works and a summary of important heuristics. 1 Introduction Behavioural finance is the study of the influence of psychology on the behaviour of financial practitioners and the subsequent effect on markets. Behavioural finance is of interest because it helps explain why and how markets might be inefficient. For more information
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it all began What is fair trade? Where did it start? Who started it and why? Believe it or not‚ fair trade has been around for a long time. Fair trade is the practice of directly benefiting producers in the developing world by buying straight from them at a guaranteed price. (thefreedictionary.com) Most items that we buy are not made in the U.S‚ their made in different countries and most of the time the producers are getting ripped off. Talking about fair trade for today isn’t the vocal point
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Finance 534 week 10 quiz 9 Question 1 Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? Answer |x | |Commercial paper can be issued by virtually any firm so long as it is willing to pay the going interest rate. | | | |Accruals are "free" in the sense that no explicit interest is paid on these funds. | | | |A conservative approach to working capital management will result in most if not all permanent current
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© The Hong Kong Polytechnic University T HE H ONG K ONG P OLYTECHNIC U NIVERSITY SCHOOL O F A CCOUNTING AND FINANCE Final Examination Programme BBA (Hons) in Accountancy (02002-BAC) BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance (02002-BAF) BBA (Hons) in Financial Services (02002-BFS) BBA (Hons) in Management (02002-MGT) BBA (Hons) in Marketing (02002-MKT) BBA (Hons) in Global Supply Chain Management (02002-GSC) (02004-GSC) (02004-IST) BBA (Hons) in International
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Introduction Fair trade is an organised social movement which is based on partnership between producers and consumers‚ with the aim of providing secure and sustainable livelihoods to suppliers‚ as well as fulfilling their potential. As an alternative approach to free trade which focus on establishing an unrestricted trading relationship‚ the core goal of fair trade is to aid marginalised producers‚ promote trading conditions and sustainability (Fairtrade International‚ 2011). The last decade has
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Assignment 1 Q1.) (5 points) $50 today is worth MORE than $50 tomorrow.(Tell True or False) Q2.) $100 invested for 10 years at 12% interest is worth more in FV terms than $200 invested for 10 years at 4% interest. (Tell True or False) Q3.) Shawn wants to buy a new telescope. He estimates that it will take him one year to save the money and that the telescope will cost $200. At an interest rate of 6%‚ how much does Shawn need to set aside today to purchase the telescope in one year? Q4.)Johnny and
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Introduction The source of finance that is the issue of from where to get funds to start‚ develop or expand a business is very important for the future of the business. Success of business and its operations depends largely on choosing the proper sources of finance and the purposes for which the fund is sought. For this reason study of different available sources‚ their advantages‚ limitations in respect of cost‚ period of time‚ rate of return‚ usability of funds and outcome of the funding repayment
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