Answer these thoroughly and deeply. 3 pg

Finance is one of the skills many claim to be lacking when new ventures are started or existing organizations are strategizing forward progress. However, this is critical to a company's success. Creating and implementing an approach to both initially finance and then maintain operations will help determine if a business is ultimately sustainable or not. There are three main categories for potential business owners to generate seed money for their start-up company or secure funding for future capital expenditures or growth initiatives.

This project is about the importance and application of financing and funding. It will require you to lean on your prior business knowledge, your ability to use the internet as a resource, and your analytical skills when apply financing concepts to different scenarios. A guideline has been provided for you to follow to make sure all of the elements are included, but it should be written as a college paper including an introduction, body of content, and conclusion.

First, answer the following questions.

• In general, why is financing or funding important for a venture?
• Why do most ventures need financing or funding?
• What are some of the sources for this financing?
• Identify a company that successfully used this method and explain how the process worked.
• What is the definition of equity financing?
• What are some of the sources for equity funding?
• Identify a company that successfully used this method and explain how the process worked.
• What is the definition of debt financing?
• What are some of the sources for debt financing?
• Identify a company that successfully used this method and explain how the process worked.
• What is the definition of creative funding?
• What are some of the sources for creative funding?
• Identify a company that successfully used this method and explain how the process worked.
• Which websites did you use as resources in this part of the portfolio project.

Part II

Next, you are to choose a company to research from the list below and summarize its back-story, explain its initial financing strategy, and analyze what they should have done differently (if anything). Ultimately, would you be an investor? Which websites did you use as resources in this part of the portfolio project.

• Tesla
• SnapChat
• Uber