Types of Financing and Sources of Funding

1. Introduction

Different types of financing provide access to different resources and require different pay-back schemes. Finding the right source of financing and mobilizing start up capital is a critical skill that an entrepreneur needs for her/his company to grow and succeed.

While reading through this session take notes where you feel a financing model could be suitable for your business idea and circumstances. Add questionmarks, where you need to do more research or foresee difficulties. Print out and use the note-taking template provided under "Assignments & Activities" to guide your note taking.