It is really hard work running a small business from start up. You have ploughed all your money in, maybe there are months when you haven’t been able to take your own wages. You are responsible for the finances or your employees who rely on you. Cash is always tight and sometimes you wonder whether it would be better just taking a wage and letting someone else run all the risk.
It can be hard to admit it, but you need to recognise when your business is in trouble and that you have to stop putting in your own cash. If you are insolvent you need to take steps to cease trading or you could be responsible for wrongful trading have and to personally pay for company losses to creditors.
You are up to your overdraft limit again
You need to make a payment for supplies, but you have been bouncing along the overdraft ceiling for a few months now. The bank has started to return a few cheques and have even mentioned the need to reduce the overdraft. What do you do? Firstly do not be tempted to get out your own cheque book or Visa card and make payment. You will never get the money back. Every week we see Directors who prop up their businesses with personal cash, 99% of the time it is good money after bad. Continue reading ‘Is Your Small Business in Trouble? – 7 Signs’ »
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