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Investment stages

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Investment stages is a model that can be used to determine the availability of different sources for financing business activities at different phases (stages) in the life of a company. To bring an idea to market, you will go through several stages (see also innovation circle, Chapter 55). In each stage different sources of financing are available. The most commonly used ones are depicted in Figure 31.1. The model can also be used in the opposite way: to see what type of financing is most commonly offered to a business that is seeking investment.

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When finding a new business, sources of financing are not ...

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