From the course: Finance for Non-Financial Managers
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Entrepreneurs, investors, and facilitators
From the course: Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Entrepreneurs, investors, and facilitators
- Let's think about all the economic activity in the world as a sea and ocean with three kinds of players swimming around in that ocean. Well, first, there are the entrepreneurs, the creators, the doers, people and organizations with ideas, objectives, and dreams. They're swimming around out there in that economic sea. There are also investors swimming around out there. These are entities, individuals, and companies who have saved money in the past and are now ready to lend it to or invest it in somebody else. Finally, there are facilitators swimming around out there. These are specialized institutions that will match up the entrepreneurs who have ideas, but don't have money, with the investors, who've got the money. So in the economic environment, outside of companies, we've got entrepreneurs, investors, and facilitators. Now, with respect to the entrepreneurs who are creating and operating companies, we've already talked about the financial issues inside companies, entrepreneurs…
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