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43. New sources of business capital

A Business capital, often referred to as capital in a business context, is the financial resources or assets that a company or a sole proprietorship uses to operate, invest, and grow. Traditionally, it can come from various sources, including:

1. Equity Capital: This is the money invested by the business owners or shareholders. It represents ownership in the company and can be in the form of common stock or retained earnings.

2. Debt Capital: Debt capital is borrowed money that the business must repay with interest. This can include loans from banks, bonds issued by the company, or other forms of debt financing.

3. Working Capital: Working capital is the money a business uses for its day-to-day operations, such as paying bills, salaries, and purchasing inventory.

4. Fixed Capital: Fixed capital refers to the funds invested in long-term assets like buildings, machinery, and equipment.

5. Venture Capital or Angel Investment: Startups and high-growth companies may secure capital from venture capitalists or angel investors who provide funding in exchange for equity or ownership stakes.

6. Retained Earnings: These are profits that a company has earned and retained for reinvestment in the business rather than distributing them to shareholders as dividends.

7. Grants and Subsidies: Some businesses may receive capital through grants, subsidies, or government incentives to support specific projects or industries.

8. Crowdfunding: Imagine asking lots of people (even strangers on the internet) to give a little bit of money to support your startup. This is like a team effort where many people contribute to help you reach your funding goal.

These are good sources. Fine.
Here is a are some new ways to source capital:

1. Experience or Help: Have done a job or offer a help that someone admere or praise even for once? I helped a partially blind man to cross a busy road in Lagos Nigeria. He was happy and fullfiled. Can you such experience to money-making asset?

2. Chats or spoken words: Have you used wome words during a chat conversation that heals heart, cures a broken home or get tension releived? A landlord wanted to quit a tenant in a small estate I live, I spoke few words, his anger diminished.

Having access to sufficient capital is crucial for a business's operations, expansion, and sustainability, as it allows the company to invest in assets, fund research and development, hire employees, and cover operational expenses. The composition of a business's capital structure can vary based on its size, industry, and financial strategy.

However, you can imagine what gets someone happy, a help that get someone people out of pains and anger, or words that could releive tensions, they could be sources of capital to start even small.

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