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Seed Capital [2 records]

Record 1 2020-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Seed capital can be a relatively modest sum of money and might come from the founder's personal assets, friends, or family. It generally covers only the first essentials such as a business plan and initial operating expenses.

OBS

seed money: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Économie de l'entreprise
DEF

Capital d'investissement qui permet de financer la première étape de la création d'une entreprise lorsqu'il s'agit de préciser le projet d'entreprise, de mener des études et d'entreprendre les démarches préliminaires à la création.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Economía empresarial
OBS

Contribución inicial para empezar una nueva empresa. Puede hacerse por los propios fundadores o por inversores de capital-riesgo.

OBS

inversión inicial: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1997-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Finance
  • Investment
OBS

This program of the Business Development Bank of Canada provides eligible companies or entrepreneurs with equity investments in exchange for an ownership stake for ventures which fall between the research and the development phases of "R&D" [research and development].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Finances
  • Investissements et placements
OBS

Ce programme de la Banque de développement du Canada fournit des capitaux aux entreprises ou aux entrepreneurs admissibles qui ont un projet se situant entre le "r" et le "d" de la recherche et du développement, en échange d'une participation au capital.

Spanish

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