Tag: Business Debt

  • Lack of Awareness Of Late Payment Law Could Be Costing You Money

    Late paying customers are not only a nuisance, they can also cost your business more than the sums they owe. Fortunately there are laws to protect your business from late paying customers and it is worth reading up on them if you ever need to take advantage. So the first thing to do if you…

  • Should You Be Prepared To Do A Deal With A Late Paying Client?

    There are a multitude of reasons why a client doesn’t pay an invoice from simply being an oversight to an attempt to cheat you out of money that is rightfully yours. So in what circumstances should you be prepared to make a deal over an unpaid invoice? This decision is a difficult one to make…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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,…

  • Gym Membership Debt Recovery

    As the annual January fitness craze begins to ebb away and gyms start to empty, the prospect of members defaulting on their payments or attempting to get out of lengthy contractual agreements is likely to rise once again. As we head towards spring, this is the most likely time gyms will be dealing with cancellations…