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If You’re Thinking of Writing Off Bad Debt, Read This First
A common reaction of business owners to non-payment is to simply give up the pursuit and simply write money owing off as a bad debt. This is usually because the perceived cost and hassle involved with debt recovery seems to outweigh the benefits. Yet writing off bad debt means two things, you don’t receive the…
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Don’t Get Caught Out By Business Fraudsters
The vast majority of clients you may have dealings with in business will be reasonably honest and trustworthy. but a small minority can cause you problems you may not have anticipated when taking them on. Here’s 5 siple tips on how to avoid those types of businesses and save yourself from having to pursue them…
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Don’t Want To Go To Court Over Debt? Issue A Winding Up Order Instead
If one of your business customers owes you money and you don’t want to go through all the hassle and expense of taking them to county court and through a long litigation process, then a winding up order could be a better alternative. Winding up orders can be used when a company owes a debt…
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3 Occasions When You Might Need Help From A Debt Recovery Agency
Occasionally in business you will have the misfortune of dealing with clients who regularly pay late or worse still don’t pay at all. Attempting to get rogue clients or customers to pay up can sap the energy out of your business and an increase in stress levels. You also have the added dilemma of not…
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Which UK Region Has The Most Indebted SMEs?
Large amounts of debt can be a massive red flag if it’s a company you are about to enter into a business arrangement with. A recent survey however might help you decide which is the best part of the UK to be doing business in if you want to avoid potential problems with debt recovery.…
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Debt Recovery No Contract
As a small business owner or start-up founder it can sometimes be tempting to start work on a project without a contract. Sometimes the one thing that isn’t considered is what happens if that client decides to pull out without paying for services already received? Understandably it can sometimes be harder to pin clients down…
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Recent News Reminds Us No Business Is Too Big To Fail
If your business operates as a supplier to a small group of large brands, then this will probably be providing the vital foundations that underpin your operation, ensuring its survival. But what happens if one of those businesses fails? This can and does happen even to some household names as we have seen in the…
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Advice On Calculating Late Payment Costs
Most business owners have experienced a late paying client at one point or another. Trying to recover the money can be a frustrating, time consuming and sometimes even a costly process. The latter can often put people off pursuing debts for fear of losing more money than the amount they are trying to recover. Fortunately,…
