FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND CAPITAL GENERATION The factors that influence the ultimate success of any business enterprise [large, medium, or small] are both numerous and varied. Ineffective financial management, however, is implicated in an unusually high proportion of business failures (Brigham, 2001).
The generation of capital is one of the most pressing problems facing 'ny enterprise. A great variety of capital sources exist, along with an equally great variety of methods by which these sources may be tapped by an enterprise. For many firms, however, access to both capital sources and methods by which capital may be obtained from these sources is often restricted by a variety of diverse factors. The problem facing a firm in this context is to obtain the capital required, in the amount required, and under conditions that enable the firm to continue to fulfill its corporate objectives (Brigham, 2001).
Cost of capital refers to the cost to the corporation of investment capital. The cost