*3.2. Financing Structure of the Model*

The following step involves defining the financial structure employed to define the resources required in the financial model. It is possible to consider the funding sources shown as follows [51]: (i) *own funds*, which will initially consist of the capital invested by stakeholders and, as time progresses, the resources of the project itself, which will consist of the initial stakeholders' contribution and the reserves (project profits which are achieved and not distributed); and (ii) *external resources from financial institutions* that must be returned by the organization.
