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When we are talking about Aids to trade we mean that they are the ancillaries to trade. They are commercial activities which facilitate trade that is they make trade possible. The are so fundamental to trade that trading activities cannot progress without them. Aids to trade are banking, insurance, transport, advertising, warehousing, communication and tourism.
Banking:
This makes trading possible by making funds available. The banks are financial institutions which make funds available to assist people in their daily purchases and capital for embarking on industrial activities. They make funds available in the form of loans and overdrafts. Banks also accept savings from the people. Examples of banks are commercial, merchant, mortgage banks etc.
Transportation:
Transportation provides the means of carrying raw materials, finished goods and people from one place to another either by road, sea, rail, pie or air. Improved means of transportation have brought about a speedy or faster diffusion of ideas and expansion of the industrial areas.
Advertising:
Advertising is the process of creating awareness in the minds of the public about the existence of a product. Advertising may be used to stimulate demand so as to increase sales. It ensure that customers are are of the existence and availability of a particular product and they are persuaded to buy it.
Banking:
This makes trading possible by making funds available. The banks are financial institutions which make funds available to assist people in their daily purchases and capital for embarking on industrial activities. They make funds available in the form of loans and overdrafts. Banks also accept savings from the people. Examples of banks are commercial, merchant, mortgage banks etc.
Transportation:
Transportation provides the means of carrying raw materials, finished goods and people from one place to another either by road, sea, rail, pie or air. Improved means of transportation have brought about a speedy or faster diffusion of ideas and expansion of the industrial areas.
Advertising:
Advertising is the process of creating awareness in the minds of the public about the existence of a product. Advertising may be used to stimulate demand so as to increase sales. It ensure that customers are are of the existence and availability of a particular product and they are persuaded to buy it.
