Posts Tagged ‘Financials’
Navigating Recession: Understanding Business Owners’ Despair and Hope
In economic downturns, businesses face treacherous terrain, evoking fear and uncertainty among owners as they confront shrinking consumer demand, dwindling profits, and the threat of closure. Yet, amidst despair lie rays of hope and strategies for resilience.
Read MoreStrategies for Encouraging Debtors to Settle Outstanding Invoices
Are you a business owner facing the challenge of getting difficult debtors to pay up, especially when cash flow is tight after the holiday season?
Here are five essential steps to help you navigate unpaid invoices and improve your financial situation:
Read MoreHave you been faced with a Winding-up Order: Understanding Winding Up Proceedings
Winding-up proceedings, often referred to as liquidation, are legal procedures initiated to dissolve a company or business entity. It occurs when a business cannot meet its financial obligations and creditors seek to recover the money owed to them. The Role of a Debt Restructuring Specialist in Winding Up Proceedings: As a debt restructuring specialist, I…
Read MoreIs There Ever A Right Time To Write Off Bad Debts?
This question has been posed to me many a time from SME’s and key decision makers. This should be guided by your Accountant, but realistically it really depends on your business circumstances. Many examples spring to mind regarding an ‘ideal time’ for a Bad Debt Write Off, here are just three of my experiences while…
Read MoreCompany Directors Behaving Badly – Part 2
In last week’s blog I talked about the actions Creditors could take in relation to the Companies Act 2006. This week, I’ll be covering why the CDDA (Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986) was brought into contention, and the restrictions that can be imposed on fraudulent directors. This 2014 article from the Financial Times shows the…
Read MoreCompany Directors Behaving Badly – Part 1
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be looking at Creditors rights. What they can do to keep on top of their credit checks and what restrictions are placed on Directors who continue acting without making changes. This week I’ll be exploring what Rights Creditors actually have. For businesses large or small in respect of…
Read MoreWhy You Should Be Charging Late Fees
Managing a steady cashflow is never easy. With so many business attributes in abundance – it’s essential to have some sort of leverage to ensure your business gets paid. … and to deter would be non-payers. Here are 5 key reasons why the Late Payment of Commercial Debts and Interest Act 1998 (UK only) –…
Read MoreWhy Dealing With Complaints Makes Financial Sense
Having been committed to various roles in ‘Recoveries’ for the last decade or so … The sceptic in me always does a rigorous check to see if all angles have been covered before legal action is even considered. Now, you might be thinking – “Yes, I’ve covered everything All my letters/calls have been ignored.” Are…
Read MoreThrough The Looking Glass: When Debt Breeds Fear
Sitting in between my Clients; ‘Mrs’ on the left and ‘Mr’ on the right. Whilst talking, every so often ‘Mr’ would look over his shoulder, past the Mercedes on his driveway and out into the street. The same pattern would continue throughout through the meeting. Eventually I couldn’t help but agitatedly ask – “Why do…
Read MoreWow, what do you mean you’ve gone bust?
Wow Air, Primera Air, Flybe, XL….. What do the above have in common? Well, they’re budget airline carriers who operate in a no-frills capacity. It’s estimated that around 30% of airlines who start to operate go bust within the first two to three years of trading. But why? Simply because of high operating costs, broken…
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