Friday, 26 June 2009
Sources of finance online quizzes
Drag and drop quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinanceDragDrop/frame.htm
Battleships quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/BattleFinanceSources/sink.html
Penalty shoot-out: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinancePenalty/Sources%20of%20Finance.html
Fling the teacher quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinanceFling/SourcesOfFinance.html
Fill in the gaps: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinanceGapsFillIn/frame.htm
Word search: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinancingGrowthWS/FinancingGrowth.html
Battleships quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/BattleFinanceSources/sink.html
Penalty shoot-out: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinancePenalty/Sources%20of%20Finance.html
Fling the teacher quiz: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/SourcesofFinanceFling/SourcesOfFinance.html
Fill in the gaps: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinanceGapsFillIn/frame.htm
Word search: http://businessstudiesonline.co.uk/GcseBusiness/Activities/Module5/SourcesOfFinance/FinancingGrowthWS/FinancingGrowth.html
Monday, 22 June 2009
Friday, 19 June 2009
Dragon's Den
Example of a couple turning down the dragon's investment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/entrepreneurs/
Cuddle dry
http://www.cuddledry.com/
Tutor2u notes on Sources of finance
1. Why businesses need finance.
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_why_needed.pdf
2. Choosing the right source of finance.
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_choosing_right_sources.pdf
3. Bank loans and overdrafts
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_bank_loans_overdrafts.pdf
4. Equity (shares) finance
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_equity_shares.pdf
5. Other external sources of finance
http://tutor2u.net/business/gcse/downloads/finance_other_external_finance.pdf
Lloyds TSB advice on Financing your business
Growing a business may well involve consuming financial resources faster than profits can replenish them, and many otherwise healthy businesses fail because they run out of cash. These guides help you avoid cashflow crises and ensure your business is adequately financed.
http://www.lloydstsbbusiness.com/support/businessguides/financing.asp
OCR GCSE Business Studies syllabus
See pages 17- 21 for details of what you should know.
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/cquartetOCRTempFileSnH4cRh7RY.pdf
Business angels
Outside Investment Finance - Business Angels
If you need business finance but are not able to raise enough money through loans or other methods; then looking to outside investors is an increasingly common prospect for small and medium sized businesses.
http://www.bizhelp24.com/business-finance/outside-investment-finance---business-angels.html
BBC video on how a business angel helped a group of divers looking for sunken treasure.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8015640.stm
BBC Panorama - could the banks be more supportive of small businesses?
Business dragon Theo Paphitis asks if the banks and the government are doing enough to help Britain's 4.7 million small businesses survive the recession. Providing jobs for some 13 million people, they are currently going bust at a rate of 120 a day, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
In a bid to stop the rot, the government says it has ordered the banks to be more supportive, but what is really happening? Are Britain's small firms are getting credit where it's due?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hvty9
Notes on sources of finance for new business startups
1. What are the main personal sources of finance an entrepreneur can obtain for a start-up?
http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-personal-sources-of-finance-an-entrepreneur-can-obtain-fo/
2. Should a start-up raise investment from outside investors?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/qa-should-a-start-up-raise-investment-from-outside-investors/
3. What are the main things to consider when obtaining finance for a start-up?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-things-to-consider-when-obtaining-finance-for-a-start-up/
4. What is a bank loan?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-is-a-bank-loan/
5. Why are startups vulnerable to cashflow problems?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-start-ups-vulnerable-to-cash-flow-problems/
6. Why are trade creditors a source of finance?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-trade-creditors-a-source-of-finance-for-a-business/
7. Why is leasing and hire purchase a source of finance?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-is-leasing-and-hire-purchase-a-source-of-finance/
http://tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-personal-sources-of-finance-an-entrepreneur-can-obtain-fo/
2. Should a start-up raise investment from outside investors?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/qa-should-a-start-up-raise-investment-from-outside-investors/
3. What are the main things to consider when obtaining finance for a start-up?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-are-the-main-things-to-consider-when-obtaining-finance-for-a-start-up/
4. What is a bank loan?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/what-is-a-bank-loan/
5. Why are startups vulnerable to cashflow problems?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-start-ups-vulnerable-to-cash-flow-problems/
6. Why are trade creditors a source of finance?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-are-trade-creditors-a-source-of-finance-for-a-business/
7. Why is leasing and hire purchase a source of finance?
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/why-is-leasing-and-hire-purchase-a-source-of-finance/
Notes on 'Choosing the right finance'
Notes from Business Link (including web links) on 'Choosing the right finance when starting up'
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/12892363/2jxwq1j31bjla8e51r5w
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/12892363/2jxwq1j31bjla8e51r5w
Videos on - Sources of finance
Video on 'Sources of finance'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ll0mKg6-yI
Sources of finance - exam technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLb47idpqg&feature=channel_page
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