Capital Investment for Small Businesses

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What is Capital Investment?
How Does It Work?
What Is It Used For?
Financial vs. Physical Capital
Cash on hand Money market assets Stocks Bonds Mutual funds Inventory Accounts receivable
Equipment Inventory Commercial real estate (like factories, warehouses, and office buildings) Raw materials used in production
What Are the Different Types of Investment Capital?
Equity Financing
Debt Financing
Working Capital
Trading Capital
How Do You Find Capital Investment?
The Takeaway
About the Author
Lauren Ward is a personal finance expert with nearly a decade of experience writing online content. Her work has appeared on websites such as MSN, Time, and Bankrate. Lauren writes on a variety of personal finance topics for SoFi, including credit and banking.
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