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The following sections explain what a corporation must do after its proposal is ready to go, including where to go to ask for money and how to evaluate the worth of a loan and its terms.

After the proposal is in place, corporations have a few options for where to go to ask for the money they need:

 Commercial banks: Banks are very common sources for corporate debt financing. These loans work very similar to any other loan, wherein your ability and planned use of the funds will both be evaluated in detail before the bank agrees to offer the loan. The findings of their investigation will determine, in part, the interest rate they will charge, the amount they will loan, and the duration of the loan.

 Government loans: These loans are frequently available, but they’re often reserved for special types of corporations (usually in a field that the government is trying to promote), corporations with a special role in the nation (such as defense contractors).

 Issuance of bonds: Bonds, which basically act as IOUs, are possibly the most popular form of debt financing. A company goes through an underwriter to have bonds issued, and then private investors purchase those bonds. The company keeps the money raised as capital with a promise that it’ll pay back the bondholders’ money with interest. Bonds come in many different flavors; turn to ssss1 for more details.