Finance is one of the crucial prerequisites to start any business. Further, a sufficient corpus of funds and efficient financial management is required throughout a business’s lifetime and even when a company is sold or wound up. Therefore, funds need to be managed, regulated as per procedures, and monitored at every step of the business lifecycle.In simple terms, financial management is the business function that deals with investing the available financial resources in a way that greater business success and return-on-investment (ROI) is achieved. Financial management professionals plan, organize and control all transactions in a business. They focus on sourcing the capital whether it is from the initial investment by the entrepreneur, debt financing, venture funding, public issue, or any other sources. Financial management professionals are also responsible for fund allocation in an optimized way to ensure greater financial stability and growth for the organization.The purpose of this study Material is to present an introduction to the subjects of Commerce and Management. The book contains the syllabus from basics of the subjects going into the intricacies of the subjects. All the concepts have been explained with relevant examples and diagrams to make it interesting for the readers.An attempt is made here by the authors to assist the students by way of providing Study Material as per the curriculum with non-commercial considerations. However, it is implicit that these are exam-oriented Study Material and students are advised to attend regular class room classes in the Institute and utilize reference books available in the library for In-depth knowledge.We owe to many websites and their free contents; we would like to specially acknowledge contents of website www.wikipedia.com and various authors whose writings formed the basis for this book. We acknowledge our thanks to them. At the end we would like to say that there is always a room for improvement in whatever we do. We would appreciate any suggestions regarding this study material from the readers so that the contents can be made more interesting and meaningful. Readers can email their queries and doubts to our authors on [email protected]. We shall be glad to help you immediately. Dr. Hitesh Vaswani I Dr. Mukul Burghate ​​​​​​​Authors

Contents: Introduction, Research Methodology, Growth and Significance of Corporate Sector in India, Analysis of Major Financing Trends, Determinants of Corporate Financial Structure, Summary of Major Findings and Conclusions.

Contents: Introduction, Objectives and Methodology, Institutional Set-Up and SFCs in India, A Study of Economic Profile, Organisational Framework of SFCs, Resources Mobilisation by APSFC and OSFC, An Appraisal of Lending Operations of APSFC and OSFC, Summary, Conclusions and Suggestions.