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Sources of Business Finance

THM503 · Management Accounting — Week 10 of 16

CourseTHM503
Week10 of 16
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This week’s topics

Sources of Business Finance

  1. Internal financing mechanisms
  2. Short-term debt and working capital facilities
  3. Long-term debt instruments and commercial mortgages
  4. Equity financing, venture capital, and leasing options
  5. Sources of Finance – Debt - ACCA Financial Management (FM)
  6. Sources of Finance – Equity - ACCA Financial Management (FM)
  7. Corporate Financing

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain the benefits and limitations of various sources of finance available to a business.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the benefits and limitations of various sources of finance available to a business.

Study materials

Videos

  • Sources of Finance – Debt - ACCA Financial Management (FM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 47 min · for registered students
  • Sources of Finance – Equity - ACCA Financial Management (FM) · YouTube · OpenTuition · 52 min · for registered students
  • Corporate Financing · YouTube · Dr Yannis · 36 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Business Finance Guide, The journey and finance options · Reading · Other, report; pp. 6–29 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 16.3–16.5: Short-term, long-term and equity financing · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 543–548 · for registered students
  • Entrepreneurship, ch. 9.2: Special funding strategies (crowdfunding, angels, VC) · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 321–330 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Role and Context of Finance and Accounting
  • Week 2: Accounting for Strategic Decision Making
  • Week 3: Nature and Structure of Financial Statements
  • Week 4: Year-End Accounting Adjustments
  • Week 5: Financial Statements for Sole Traders
  • Week 6: Financial Statements for Partnerships
  • Week 7: Financial Ratio Analysis
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Comparative Historical Performance Evaluation
  • Week 10: Sources of Business Finance
  • Week 11: Budgetary Control, Revenue Management, and Cash Budgeting
  • Week 12: Applying Management Accounting in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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