If your business is in the red, this section helps you minimize your losses and understand your options -- from strategies for keeping costs down to figuring out whether bankruptcy might be the right choice for your business.
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5 Ways to Cut Costs to Save Your Cash-Strapped Business
There are many ways to reduce the amount of money flowing out of your business—and implementing just a few can make a big difference.
Communicating with clients who are headed for collections helps you get paid.
Why Businesses Should Pay Their Bills on Time If at all Possible
Even paying garden-variety bills late is almost always a poor approach, for all the reasons discussed below.
To prepare a cash flow statement, you'll use many of the same figures you use for a profit and loss forecast.
Basic Profit and Loss Forecast
A profit and loss, or P&L, forecast is a projection of how much money you will bring in by selling products or services and how much profit you will make from these sales.
When Can I Charge Late Fees or Finance Charges?
You've certainly hit on the biggest complaint of most freelancers: clients who won't pay up.
Which Business Debts Are Discharged in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
Find out whether Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy will wipe out your business debt.