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Financial resources to start a business are called investment. This refers to the funds—often obtained as loans or other financing—needed to launch and grow operations. In economic terms, this is financial capital used to cover startup costs and early expenses. The other options describe related concepts but not the funding itself: infrastructure is the physical systems that support activity (like roads and utilities), equipment are the tools and machines used in production, and level of education represents human capital—the skills and knowledge of people. So the money set aside or borrowed to start a business is investment.