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Order of priority for repayment of creditors
The strict order of priority in which creditors are repaid
Ensuring you are registered as a creditor
How to find contact details for the official receiver or insolvency practitioner dealing with your debtor's case
Business exit strategy: float your business on the stock market
Characteristics your business will need to attract venture capital investment or for a stock-market flotation.
What is a statutory demand
What a statutory demand is and how long it can last
Serving a statutory demand
How to serve a statutory demand depending on who you are serving it on
Proof of serving a statutory demand
When you need to prove you have served a statutory demand, and when you may need a statement of truth
After serving a winding-up petition
What to do after you have served a winding-up petition on a debtor company
What happens after a winding-up order is made?
What happens to a company after the court makes a winding-up order against it
Business exit strategy: close your business
Overview of the circumstances in which you may close your business and the practicalities of how to go about it.
Information a statutory demand should contain
The required contents of a statutory demand, and the forms you need to use
What to do if you are served with a statutory demand
Your options if you receive a statutory demand, and the grounds for a demand to be dismissed
Business budgeting
The importance of managing a budget as part of your business planning and how to create one.
Insurance for exporting and importing
Potential risks of exporting and importing, and how to insure against them.
Credit checking your customers and setting credit limits
How to ensure that business customers pay their bills on time and why you should pay your bills on time.
How to turn around a struggling business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.
Choose and manage a business bank account
How to choose a business bank account and the benefits of getting value from your current deal.
Factoring and invoice discounting
How to improve cashflow by selling your invoices to a third party.
Types of business growth: rapid and organic
There are many different ways to grow your business, and at different paces - some strategies are riskier than others.
Business growth implications
Growth can have many implications for your business - it will affect your premises, equipment, staff and IT systems.
Assess offers to buy your business
How to assess offers for your business and understand the implications of the deal structure.