{"id":270431,"date":"2024-07-08T15:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/?post_type=sbh&#038;p=270431"},"modified":"2024-07-11T18:19:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T06:19:34","slug":"what-is-business-finance","status":"publish","type":"sbh","link":"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/small-business-resources\/business-finances\/what-is-business-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"What is business finance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; module_class=&#8221;table-contents&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f3f2f6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||25px||true|false&#8221; sticky_position=&#8221;top&#8221; sticky_limit_bottom=&#8221;section&#8221; sticky_position_tablet=&#8221;top&#8221; sticky_position_phone=&#8221;none&#8221; sticky_position_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|24px|24px|24px|24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Copy paste body text here&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business finance refers to the funds you need to set up and run your small business, especially in the early stages. Your finance business options can come in many forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, business finance isn\u2019t exclusive to funds at the start-up stage. It also refers to the finances you\u2019ll need to grow your small business or for large business purchases, such as equipment, stock or real estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Finance Manager<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to artfully manage the process of acquiring and deploying business finances is with a business finance manager on your team. A business finance manager works toward maximising profit, limiting expenses, and safeguarding the financial future of a business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of a business finance manager need not be internal for smaller businesses. The business management and finance expert can be short-term consultants or business advisors, or perhaps the role may be the business owner themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of a business finance manager entails:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising on the most suitable forms of business finances.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reporting on expected cash flow and financial trends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysing competitors and market shifts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evaluating a business\u2019s current financial position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advising a business on the best financial courses of action, according to the data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating reports around budgets, account payables and account receivables.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devising long-term business strategies and business plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimising financial risk and maximising the potential for financial gain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maximising cash flow and profit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limiting expense.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methods of financing a business<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many methods of financing a business and they all come with caveats, shortcomings and, of course, benefits. Before you commit to a source of business finance, take a moment to look over your options and weigh them against your circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three primary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/small-business-resources\/business-finances\/types-of-finances\/\">types of business finances<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal funding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debt finance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equity finance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-265989 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1._What_is_business_finance_.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1._What_is_business_finance_.png 940w, https:\/\/www.reckon.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1._What_is_business_finance_-480x347.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 940px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal funding<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Internal funding refers to the act of using your own capital to invest in your business. By literally using your own cash and savings as your form of business finance, you\u2019re free from the encumbrances of debt and interest. You also retain complete control over the activity and direction of your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you\u2019re also jeopardising your business\u2019s cash flow when your expenses are due. Furthermore, it may inhibit you from taking advantage of opportunities for growth, which would have relied on that capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Debt finance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another major and popular form of business finance is debt finance, which refers to loans taken on as debt. Debt finance can be either bank loans, short-term business loans, credit cards or overdrafts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of business finance is advantageous in that you still have control over your business activity and don\u2019t need a deep pool of savings to invest and grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, taking on debt and being bound to interest payments can expose an unstable business to risk and saddle it with the obvious burden of debt. You may also find it difficult to attain a loan without a loan history or assets as security.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equity finance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equity finance is the third type of business finance available, and it involves courting outside investors in the form of angel investors or venture capitalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of business finance is perhaps safer than debt financing as you don\u2019t exactly owe any money, however, you\u2019ll then lose a certain amount of control over your business trajectory and affairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investors seek part ownership and part control over something they see turning a profit, which not only affects your control, it also means it may be difficult to find the right investors willing to grant funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the three primary methods of financing a business combined with consulting a business finance manager are the main considerations you\u2019ll have when approaching the topic of business financing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][ba_social_share icon_bg=&#8221;#03002e&#8221; icon_padding=&#8221;10px|12px|10px|12px|true|true&#8221; layout=&#8221;classic&#8221; show_text=&#8221;off&#8221; btn_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; btn_bg_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_before=&#8221; content: %22SHARE THIS%22;|| font-size: 16px;|| font-weight: 700;|| line-height: 22px;|| letter-spacing: 0em;|| text-align: center;|| color: #ff5447;|| margin-bottom: 10px;|| display: inline-flex;|| position: absolute;|| margin-top: 10px;&#8221; border_width_top_main=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_top_main=&#8221;#e4e4e4&#8243; border_radii_icon=&#8221;on|5px|5px|5px|5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_css_before_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][ba_social_share_child _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_social_share_child][ba_social_share_child network_type=&#8221;facebook&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_social_share_child][ba_social_share_child network_type=&#8221;linkedin&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_social_share_child][ba_social_share_child network_type=&#8221;email&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_social_share_child][\/ba_social_share][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Put simply, business finance refers to the funds you need to set up and run your small business, especially in the early stages. 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