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| Venture Capitalists | Groups of investers that specialize in financing new businesses. |
| Securities | Stocks and bonds |
| Incubator Facility | State and local development offices work with nearby universities to supply space, telephone service, staff, and equipment. |
| Statement of Net Worth | A summary of an individual's current personal financial condition. |
| Equity Capital | Money raised from within a firm or through the sale of stocks. |
| Cost of Goods Sold | The expense involved in producing a product or acquiring another company's products for sale. |
| Net Worth | A person's assets minus their liabilities. |
| Operating Expense | All the costs of operating a business, including such things as wages, rent, advertising, or insurance. |
| Cash Flow Projection | A forecast of the funds a business believes it will be receiving and the amount of cash it will be paying out. |
| Debt Capital | Money that is borrowed from a bank or other institution and that must be repaid. |
| Capital | The supplies and money needed to meet a company's operating costs. |
| Corporate Bond | A written promise from a company to repay a loan to the corporation within a set period of time. |
| Investors | The people who buy either the stocks or bonds in corporations to help finance corporate activities and to earn interest. |
| Start-up Costs | Money spent to get a business going and keep it going until it is self-sustaining. |
