Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine November 2014 | Page 18

FINANCE
management and what capacity the business has to repay the credit that has been advanced to it . Businesses should seriously consider going this route if the owner is planning on running the business for the rest of the foreseeable future . Raising outside capital lets people know that eventually a business owner might be interested in selling . When pitching your fundraising needs to lenders , make sure you have a financial plan in place that details debt repayment . Investors on the other hand are interested in buying up a piece of the company , with long-term capital gains acting as the motivator . As the business ’ s stock increases , so does the investor ’ s return . There are several different types of investors , but one that gets a lot of media attention is the venture capital investor ; this particular type of investor is looking for a business that grows quickly into a large and valuable asset .
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