
Founders and operators face many difficult and important decisions in their line of work; and where to source financing for operations and growth is one of the most important.
Debt and equity are high-level classifiers of the various funding sources but each has a number of options, from the traditional routes like banks and financial institutions to the modern day methods like crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending.
In this article, we compare and contrast debt versus equity including the various types, advantages, disadvantages, and examples of each.