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Mar
On the surface, it may seem that there is not much difference between working capital and an SME. After all, one may argue, it is granted to the business and the unit can apply it to business purposes as per choice. However, this is not true. The main difference lies in the timing aspect. In accounting, there is a concept called as a matching concept. This means that a long-term debt should be applied for long term capex purposes. Alternatively, a short-term working capital loan should be applied for operational expenses. A mismatch can lead to serious solvency crisis for…