Dealing with debt
If your business is having difficulty with debt, there are various things you can do to make yourself more resilient.
If your business is struggling to deal with its debt, there may be business finance or supportLink opens in a new window available to you. In these cases, it’s important to assess your financial situation and seek expert, independent advice.
Guide to managing business debt
We’ve designed this guide to provide impartial information to help businesses through survival and onto recovery, helping them stabilise and move forward to growth and future success.
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Knowing how to manage debt is a vital element of operating a business. Consolidation and refinancing are two separate approaches to restructuring your business’ debt.
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Learn what cash flow is, why it matters, how to manage it so your business can better succeed, and the benefits of a cash flow forecast.
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Finance isn’t just the responsibility of your finance team. Learn how to make it a fundamental part of your culture and the benefits your business could feel as a result.
If you have cash flow issues, consider what your bank can do to help. Learn some valuable tips, including the importance of talking to your bank as soon as you have debt.
Late payments are a common problem for many small businesses. Learn how effective credit control measures can help you deal with late-paying debtors.
A useful list of resources for advice and guidance around business debt.
If your business is in debt, there is information and support available to help you try and remedy the situation. Find out more here.
A charity that gives businesses free and independent advice on dealing with debt.
Guidance and advice on dealing with debt, from the organisation that represents the UK's banking and finance industry.
Free tailored, independent and impartial advice on debt for sole traders, partnerships and limited companies in Northern Ireland.
Debt advice for self-employed people and sole traders.
The SBC is an independent public body the Government created to tackle late payment and unfavourable payment practices in the UK's private sector.
A debt recovery service for members of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Find out what the service offers and what membership entails.
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