Business Angels
Strongly motivated individuals that invest in a business venture not only their money, but also their own management skills and expertise.

Business Plan
This describes your business' history, current standing and future plans. This is the first document most investors will see about your company.

Corporate Venturing
Two companies, whether in the same industry or from unrelated fields, which work out an arrangement that benefits both parties equally.

Debt Finance
Funding raised by taking out business loans or company overdrafts, typically secured against company-owned assets such as facilities and equipment.

Equity Finance
Revenue retained within your company or new capital invested by yourself, your family or friends. Also refers to investment from outside sources such as venture capital.

External Equity
Money raised from selling shares in your company.

Fund Manager
Professional money managers whose job is to invest other people's money (i.e. an investment fund) to generate profit.

Grants
Provided by the government or other non-profit organisations to encourage development or growth in specific areas. This area may be geographical in such cases as grants covered under the Regional Venture Capital Fund, or areas of science, where research and development is given funding and support.

Investment Funds
Centralised pools of money from a number of investors, either companies or individuals. This allows greater investments than what members of the group are capable of as individuals.

Venture Capital
Financing raised from private investment in your company from external sources.