Business GCSE
External finance
What External finance means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of External finance
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Reference: AQA
Outside funds from an overdraft, trade credit, loan capital, share capital, venture capital or crowd funding, which may add cost or loss of control.
Topics that use External finance
- Sources of finance (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Application to context
- Cash Flow
- Dividends
- External sources of finance
- Internal versus external sources of finance
- Retained profit
- Risk and cash-flow pressure
- Short-term finance
Using External finance in the exam
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