Wednesday, 30 November 2016

How To Get Small Business Debt Relief

By Laura Sanders


Even the most frugal people have debts somewhere. It can be your mortgage or money you owe the milkman. When you run a business, you will owe one supplier or another, money. If you have good cash flow this is not problematic, however, if you do not you might be drowning in loans. To get out of this messy situation, you will need to find a small business debt relief option that suits you.

One of the first things you need to do is to identify where and why money is being lost. Maybe you have too many employees, or you have invested in ventures that do not bring you any profit. Once you have done this, you can cut back, and the money you save can be redirected to clearing your piling debts. At this point, you shall also need to revisit your budget and start cutting out the unnecessary expenses.

Although creditors can look like very unreasonable people, in most cases, they are willing to compromise. Therefore, before you completely give up, you should consider talking to them. This way you can negotiate for a longer period for payment, or even lower interest rates. Depending on the kind of venture you run, you can also make a deal to offer them certain goods or services, and the cost for this can be deducted from the debt.

Different creditors will have various interest rates, and when you make payments monthly, this can be expensive. If you can, you can talk to a corporation, which will clear all these debts for you and then you will make payments for a certain amount every month, to cover the summation of the dues they paid for you. This might seem like just replacing one loan with another, but when you consolidate your debt you have more time to pay, and at a much lower interest rate.

As a last resort, most people file for bankruptcy. This can be under chapter 7, or chapter 11, depending on your circumstances and the amount of money you owe other people. Under one chapter most of your debts are forgiven, while under the other one, they are reorganized, allowing you to make the payments. However, this will taint your credit report and also your reputation and therefore, should only be used as a last resort.

If you happen to be in a financial disaster, you should seriously consider seeing a financial counselor. This person will help you sort your cash flow problems by identifying the problem, and then helping you come up with solutions which will suit you.

Even after you get an option that works for you, you need to ensure that you still follow the measures that you had put in place, or set up long term ones. This way, you shall not require help every few years to save your business from closure. Some of these measures might seem extreme, but they are for the better.

You also have to be very careful not to mix your personal money with that from your business, by setting up different accounts and using different credit cards. The measures you take to cut back on cost can free up extra money, which you can save for a rainy day.




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