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Practical advice for business
 
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Businesses in difficulty

Assess the health of your business

Use our interactive tool to assess how well your business is currently performing

Avoid insolvency

Keep an eye on cashflow to help you avoid insolvency and do not allow debts to exceed assets

Recover debt through court

Steps to take before legal action, using solicitors, debt recovery agents and pursuing a legal claim

Insolvency and bankruptcy

What you need to know about insolvency, bankruptcy and receivership

Alternatives to bankruptcy

An interactive tool to help you investigate alternatives to declaring yourself bankrupt

 
 
 

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