The task was to do an essay paper about why entrepreneurs select one source of finance over the other.
Choosing a source of finance, appropriate to a business, is time-consuming and a difficult task for entrepreneurs. This is caused by the amount of available funding options to the entrepreneurs. Financing can be in form of investment or debt hence the significant varying terms of different financial sources. Therefore, an entrepreneur needs to critically analyze the implications and criteria of each financial source by weighing the benefits and costs of each source before deciding on the one to select. In this research, we shall consider the practical issues that the entrepreneurs face when selecting an appropriate source of funds for their businesses. We will also associate our research with the Australian real estate business given that securing the capital required to grow it is a critical concern to the new entrepreneurs looking to venture in the business. In summary, this analysis talks about the reasons or factors that influence the entrepreneurs to choose one source of funding over the other.
One factor that influences the entrepreneur to choose one financing option over the other is consideration of the risks involved in the various options available to him. He considers what will happen in the case where the financial commitments relating to a particular source are not met. When the business is a startup, the entrepreneur bears in mind that certain finance suppliers can perceive him as having a higher failure risk than any existing business which will results to difficulties in obtaining funding (Peirson et.al, 2014). That being said, the entrepreneur selects the financial option that minimizes his overall capital structure, thereby maximizing the present value of the future cash inflows.