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• Introduction
• Why Does Your Business Need Cash
• Understanding Your Business’s
• Assets And Liabilities
• How Much Cash Does Your Business
• Where Does The Cash Come From An
• Debt
• Borrowing From Banks
• Borrowing On Or For Fixed Assets
• Borrowing For Working Capital
• Grants
• Equity Finance
• Sources Of Equity Finance
• Funding A Start-Up
• Financing An Acquisition
• Funding Property Development
• Funding A Turnaround

Raising Finance for Your Business

• Introduction
  • A: Understanding Your Business’s Finances
  • B:The Sources Of External Business Finance
  • C: Specific Financing Situations
• Why Does Your Business Need Cash?
  • Investment And Working Capital
  • Who Needs The Money? Your Business’s Legal Status
  • Two Special Cases
• Understanding Your Business’s Accounts
  • What Are Accounts And Why Are They Important?
  • How Are Accounts Prepared?
  • What Is In Each Part Of The Accounts?
  • What Information Can You Find In The Profit And Loss Account?
• Assets And Liabilities
  • What Does The Balance Sheet Tell You?
  • Understanding Financial Stability
  • Understanding Financial Efficiency
  • Return On Capital Employed
  • Return On Investment
  • Having Faith In Numbers
• How Much Cash Does Your Business Need?
  • Statement Of Source And Application Of Funds
  • Cashflow Forecasting
• Where Does The Cash Come From And What Are The Issues?
  • What Are The Sources Of Business Cash?
  • How Do You Go About Raising Cash?
  • What Are The Issues To Be Aware Of?
  • Debt Or Equity Source?
• Debt
  • What Is Debt?
  • Who Can Your Business Borrow From?
  • Keeping Yourself Safe
  • What Sort Of Borrowings Are Available?
  • Sources Of Advice
  • Islamic Finance
• Borrowing From Banks
  • Managing Your Bank Manager
  • What Can You Borrow?
  • Security From Outside The Business
  • What Is Changing In The Lending Market
  • How Much You Can Borrow From Different Sources
  • Business Borrowing Ability Ready Reckoner
  • What To Look Out For When Borrowing
  • Money Laundering
• Borrowing On Or For Fixed Assets
  • Financing Fixed Assets
  • Property Finance
  • Commercial Mortgages
  • Bridging
  • Sale And Leaseback
  • Pension Purchase
  • Plant And Machinery Finance
  • Raising Cash From Plant And Machinery
• Borrowing For Working Capital
  • Factoring And Invoice Discounting
  • Funding Stock And Trading
• Grants
  • The Practical Issues
  • What Do Grants Cover?
  • Assistance With Obtaining Grants
• Equity Finance
  • Shares And Dividends
  • Financial Promotions
  • What Issues Do You Need To Consider?
  • How Much Is Your Business Worth?
• Sources Of Equity Finance
  • Informal Sources
  • Business Angels
  • Venture Capitalists
  • Public Listing
• Funding A Start-Up
  • You As The Business Owner
  • Bootstrapping
  • External Funding
• Financing An Acquisition
  • Where Do You Get The Money?
  • What Form Of External Finance Is Right?
  • Equity
  • Grants
  • Debt
  • Types Of Debt Finance
  • How Do You Raise Cash?
  • Vendor Finance
  • Financial Assistance
• Funding Property Development
  • Specialist Property Development Funding Products
  • Commercial Bridging Loans And Mortgages
  • Top-Up Funding
  • Joint Ventures With Developers For Owner Occupiers
  • Self-Build Development Loans For Owner Occupiers
  • Raising Property Development Finance
• Funding A Turnaround
  • Wealth Warning
  • Is The Company Insolvent?
  • Do You Have Sufficient Cash For The Immediate/Foreseeable Future?
  • Will Your Lenders Continue To Support You?
  • Managing A Cash Crisis

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