Every year, several thousand new companies are established in the Czech Republic, which not only have to figure out with what product or service will they break through on the market, but also how to finance this activity. Due to the current severe competition in the market economy of a company, the initial capital only would not be enough because sooner or later the company will address the issue of covering the costs of its further development. The aim of this thesis is to define possible approaches to financing business activities, both at the beginning of business and during it. There are many possibilities of obtaining funds, but each option must be assessed according to the individual situation of the company. This thesis further f...