working capital
noun
: capital actively turned over in or available for use in the course of business activity:
a
: the excess of current assets over current liabilities
b
: all capital of a business except that invested in capital assets
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The company has not generated any revenues and is dependent on related party advances for working capital.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Growth for growth’s sake can put immense pressure on your working capital and lead to financial instability.
—Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
For SMEs, managing working capital efficiently can be particularly challenging.
—Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Economic injury disaster loans are working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations meet financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of a disaster.
—Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Growth for growth’s sake can put immense pressure on your working capital and lead to financial instability.
—Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
For SMEs, managing working capital efficiently can be particularly challenging.
—Marek Niedzwiedz, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Economic injury disaster loans are working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations meet financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of a disaster.
—Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Working capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20capital. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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