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Share Capital: GCSE Business Definition

Lisa Eades

Written by: Lisa Eades

Reviewed by: Steve Vorster

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  1. 1. What is share capital?
  2. 2. Share Capital Revision Resources to Ace Your Exams

What is share capital?

In GCSE Business, share capital is defined as money raised by a company from the sale of shares. It represents the money invested in a company by its owners, called shareholders.

Only private limited companies and public limited companies can raise share capital. Private limited companies sell shares to friends, family or specialist investors, such as business angels. Public limited companies raise large amounts of share capital by selling shares publicly on the stock exchange.

Share Capital Revision Resources to Ace Your Exams

Save My Exams has a great range of resources to explore the topic of share capital further. 

Read our GCSE Business sources of finance revision notes, or test your knowledge of sources of finance, including share capital, with our exam questions to improve your grades. 

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Lisa Eades

Author: Lisa Eades

Expertise: Business Content Creator

Lisa has taught A Level, GCSE, BTEC and IBDP Business for over 20 years and is a senior Examiner for Edexcel. Lisa has been a successful Head of Department in Kent and has offered private Business tuition to students across the UK. Lisa loves to create imaginative and accessible resources which engage learners and build their passion for the subject.

Steve Vorster

Author: Steve Vorster

Expertise: Economics & Business Subject Lead

Steve has taught A Level, GCSE, IGCSE Business and Economics - as well as IBDP Economics and Business Management. He is an IBDP Examiner and IGCSE textbook author. His students regularly achieve 90-100% in their final exams. Steve has been the Assistant Head of Sixth Form for a school in Devon, and Head of Economics at the world's largest International school in Singapore. He loves to create resources which speed up student learning and are easily accessible by all.

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