Unit 2

Title: Managing Financial Resources and Decisions

Assignment: P1-P13

Assignments Deadline: 27th February 2012

Submission Date: 27th February 2012

Submitted By: Maisam Bokhari

Student ID: 40013660

P1 (a) (McLaney and Atrill: 2010) suggest that finance is concerned with the way in which funds for a business are raised and invested. Any business irrespective of its size and nature requires sources to raise finance. Different types of sources of finance are available to different types of businesses.
Broadly the two types of sources of finance are internal and external. Internal sources are from within the business and external sources are outsourced extrinsically. The three main legal statuses of business constitute of being a sole trader or partnerships and Private Limited Company. Sources of finance available to each of these are discussed below.
Sole Trader and Partnership:
Sole traders and partnerships refer to the simplest forms of business organization. A sole trader is an individual who runs a business from his own name, providing all the capital and assuming all the risks. A partnership can include more than one individual. Sole trader and partnerships have a range of options to get finance.

Personal Savings and Loans * Put simply, personal savings is the amount of money a person has at his disposal. It becomes a source of finance when the sole trader or a partnership member is willing to invest it in his business. It is up for the individual to decide whether he wants to keep his savings or use them to buy equipment, vehicles, tools or other things his business's needs. Loans from friends and family also amount to a source of finance.
Working Capital * Working capital is the short-term finance or capital of a business. Using working capital to cover short-term finance needs amounts to another source of finance.
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