Tag Archives: Debt

No Bailiffs or buts about it”

You’re con­sid­er­ing doing a deal with another busi­ness /​cli­ent. You’re hir­ing a con­sult­ant, trade spe­cial­ist or con­tract staff. You’re chas­ing a cus­tomer for pay­ment and con­sid­er­ing legal action. How do you check their fin­an­cial track record? Some com­pan­ies would use debt col­lec­tion agen­cies, factor­ing com­pan­ies or credit check spe­cial­ists. A little known “free” resource open to all is

Do business with a one year old? No thanks”: Start-​up prejudice

Pre­ju­dice against deal­ing with start-​ups and younger com­pan­ies is increas­ing as com­pan­ies scale back their expos­ure to risk and bad debts. Is this stifling com­pet­i­tion and innovation?