Director First Podcast with Chris Worden
By Chris Worden
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Director First Podcast: Empowering UK Business Owners
Hosted by experts who’ve guided countless directors through the toughest times, this podcast breaks down everything you need to know about insolvency, company restructuring, and director responsibilities—without the jargon.
Each episode, we tackle real issues facing UK business owners, from dealing with HMRC pressure to navigating liquidation and bouncing back stronger. Plus, we invite top entrepreneurs, insolvency professionals, and financial experts to share their stories and strategies for surviving and thriving when business gets tough
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CASE STUDIES: Lessons Learnt From Directors
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May 12, 2025 |
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Can HMRC take my house?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Know Your Numbers or Lose Your Business – No One Tells You This!
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May 07, 2025 |
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BBL/CBILS MISTAKES That Ruin Directors!
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May 05, 2025 |
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Signing a Personal Guarantee? WATCH THIS FIRST – It Could Save Your House!
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May 02, 2025 |
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They Said I’d Lose the House – What Really Happens in Administration
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May 01, 2025 |
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How a £250K Debt Nearly Destroyed This Business (And How We Saved It)
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Overdrawn Directors Loan? Do THIS Before It’s Too Late!
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Stop Thinking of Your Accountant as a Cost – Here’s What They Should Be Doing
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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We Closed Our 120-Year-Old Family Business — And It Saved Our Lives
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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IF I LIQUIDATE MY COMPANY, CAN THE LIQUIDATOR COME AFTER MY PERSONAL ASSETS?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Trading Insolvent, Wrongful / Fraudulent Trading, what you MUST KNOW
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Your Ecommerce Store Is Dying – Here's How to Save It
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Tax Scam That Bankrupted Dettori
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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DIRECTORS GOING TO PRISON! The Crackdown on Business Fraud is HERE!
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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The Shocking Financial Mistakes Killing Small Businesses (And How to Avoid Them)
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Running Blind: The #1 Mistake UK Directors Make with Their Accountant
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Personal Guarantees: The BIGGEST Financial Trap for Business Owners!
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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HMRC WILL SEIZE Your Assets! The Truth About the Control of Goods Act
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Liquidation Gave Him His Life Back
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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WHAT IS A PRE PACK ADMINISTRATION
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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A No-Nonsense Conversation About Property & Tax with Simon Misiewicz
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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How My Brother Helped Save a Struggling Restaurant – Real Talk!
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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When to Close a Business: Is It Time To Quit My Business?
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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The Accounting Secrets Every UK Business Owner Must Know
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Company Debt Advice - What UK Directors Need to Know
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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What is the difference between Administration & Liquidation?
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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How This Blackpool Entrepreneur Built a Global Business Empire!
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Unlock Your Financial Success: Josh Keegan's Secrets for Entrepreneurs
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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April 2025 Tax Increases – What You Need to Know
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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The Harsh Reality of Business Insolvency
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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WHAT IS AN INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONER IN THE UK?
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May 03, 2024 |
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OVERDRAWN DIRECTORS LOAN ACCOUNTS EXPLAINED
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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I HAVEN'T PAID MY BOUNCE BACK LOAN WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME?
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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What to Do If You Can't Pay HMRC on Time: Tips and Strategies for Handling Late Tax Payments
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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WHY DO SMALL BUSINESSES FAIL
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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CHALLENGES UK DIRECTORS FACE WHEN HEADING TOWARDS INSOLVENCY
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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SHOULD I TAKE A LOAN IF MY BUSINESS IS STARTING TO STRUGGLE
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE AN OVERDRAWN DIRECTORS LOAN ACCOUNT
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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4 WAYS YOU CAN CLOSE A LIMITED COMPANY
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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YOU MUST DO THESE THINGS BEFORE YOU GO TOAN INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONER
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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CAN YOU SELL BUSINESS ASSETS BEFORE YOU GO INTO LIQUIDATION
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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THE CHEAPEST WAY TO CLOSE A LIMITED COMPANY THAT HAS DEBTS
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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5 MISTAKES UK DIRECTORS ARE MAKING WHEN THEY'RE CLOSING THEIR LTD COMPANIES
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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THE SCARY THINGS ABOUT CLOSING A LIMITED COMPANY
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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THE HUMAN SIDE OF INSOLVENCY
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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HOW TO CLOSE A COMPANY DOWN IN THE UK THAT HAS DEBTS
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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IS MY BUSINESS INSOLVENT
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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WILL I BE MADE PERSONALLY LIABLE
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD INSOLVENCY
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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DO I REALLY NEED TO FIND AN INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONER
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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WHAT DOES IT COST TO LIQUIDATE A COMPANY IN THE UK
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD INSOLVENCY
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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OH S**t! HERE COMES THE HMRC
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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HOW CAN A BUSINESS FAILURE END UP IN BANKRUPTCY
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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WHAT DO YOU DO IF HAVE AN HMRC BAILIFF AT YOUR DOOR
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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TELL THE TRUTH EARLY!!- HOW THIS COST A BUSINESS OWNER £150K!!!
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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FINANCIAL HEALTH WARNING-AM I BEING TO SUBT
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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A HMRC BAILIFF AT YOUR DOOR? ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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BOUNCE BACK LOANS - THE TOP 10 FRAUDS
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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BOUNCE BACK LOANS: THE FACTS
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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UK BUSINESS DEBT: TOP 4 MYTHS BUSTED FOR STRUGGLING BUSINESS OWNERS
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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WRITE OFF A BOUNCE BACK LOAN WITH NO PROBLEMS
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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2 REASONS YOU'LL BE MADE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR A BOUNCE BACK LOAN
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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THE INSOLVENCY DOMINO: MINIMISING DAMAGE
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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BOUNCE BACK LOAN FRAUD……IT’S STARTED!!!!
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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IT'S WORSE THAN WE EXPECTED-UK INSOLVENCY UPDATE
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Victoria Plumb Going Bust: The Benefits of Pre-Pack Liquidation Explained"
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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I CAN'T PAY PEOPLES WAGES! WHAT CAN THEY CLAIM IF I LIQUIDATE
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR COMPANY ACCOUNTS?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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4 Mistakes UK Directors are Making When It Comes To The HMRC
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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How to Bounce Back from Business Failure
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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CLOSE DOWN YOUR BUSINESS WITHOUT LOSING YOUR HOUSE!
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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INTERCOMPANY LOANS: A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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KEEP YOUR COMPANY NAME EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE LIQUIDATED
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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🔒 HOW TO CLOSE YOUR UK LIMITED COMPANY
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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HOW A 2K LIQUIDATION COST 70k
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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WHO CAN I TRUST IN INSOLVENCY?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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HOW A DIRECTOR WALKED AWAY FROM A 100K DIRECTORS LOAN
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR LTD COMPANY
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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9 SIGNS YOU NEED TO FIND ANOTHER INSOLVENCY PRACTITIONER
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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TIPS FOR GOING INTO LIQUIDATION FOR THE 1ST TIME
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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If you have done this with your Bounce Back Loan, I Can't Help You
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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How to Liquidate your Company for Zero
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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What Debts Can Be Included in a CVA
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Understand These 8 Things If Your Business is Struggling
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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How To Stop Worrying About Business Debt
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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How To Close Your Company and Not Get Into Trouble
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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5 Things to do if your Company Can't Pay Back it's Bounce Back Loan or CBILS Loan
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Has The Business Apocalypse Just Started
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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3 Big Problems When Closing Your Company With A Bounce Back Loan
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Why Your Business Is Failing Right Now!
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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How I Saved A Director £100,000
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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How To Not Run Out Of Money In Your Business
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Overdrawn Directors Loan-GONE WRONG
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Who is Paying the Creditor?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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How Can I Take Money Out Of My Company If It's Struggling
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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When Can HMRC Make Me Liable For Company Tax Debts?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The Different Types of Business Debts You Need to Know About!
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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8 Myths About Insolvency You Need to Stop Believing
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Intercompany Loans-When the Company Goes Into Liquidation
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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CVA's-The Good and The Bad
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Legal and Financial Implications of a CVA
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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How does a CVA compare to other debt solutions?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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I'm looking for a QUOTE for Liquidation......This is NOT the right thing to ask
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Will I Lose My Pension If I Liquidate?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Fixed and Floating Charges
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Demystifying CVA's
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Can I Keep My Company Car if I Liquidate My Business?
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May 30, 2023 |
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Insolvency Service BREAKING NEWS
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May 26, 2023 |
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Bounce Back Loan- The Consequences
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May 22, 2023 |
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What are the hidden costs to Insolvency?
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May 19, 2023 |
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Your 'FRIENDLY' Liquidator Warning
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May 15, 2023 |
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The Recovery Loan Scheme-What happens if you liquidate a business with an outstanding loan in place
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May 12, 2023 |
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What Happens To Your Employees When You Liquidate?
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May 08, 2023 |
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What do i do if i can't pay my staff on time?
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May 05, 2023 |
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The Pros and Cons of Administration
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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The Liquidation Checklist
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Grounds for Disqualification-Watch This Now!
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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If I go into liquidation, will i be able to still get a mortgage?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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How to deal with Bailiffs?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Trading Whilst Insolvent
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Should i put more money into my insolvent company?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Is your business struggling?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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TIPS-Rebuilding your business after Insolvency
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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The 3 main insolvency options in the UK
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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How to keep calm and manage cashflow in a business crisis
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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What happens if your strike off has been objected to?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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How a small business owner can understand the finances of the business
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Bounce Back Loan Fraud - Update!
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Should I Be Worried About A Directors Conduct Report
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Warning signs you're going into Insolvency?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The 5 main reasons businesses fail!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Stop using your business as a cash machine!
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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8 things you should be doing, if your business is heading into insolvency
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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How to protect your family home if you are a UK director
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Pros and Cons of Compulsory Liquidation
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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5 Tips to help you prepare for Insolvency
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Don't be forced into a CVA
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Directors duties when your company has become insolvent
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Business Owners who have fallen into arrears with their landlord
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Insolvency Report 2023 is OUT!
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Important update on the Bounce Back Loan recoveries
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Why it's SO important to have cash in your business
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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What if i can't pay my Corporation Tax Bill
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Can i move my assets out of my business before it goes into liquidation
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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How to speak and negotiate with creditors
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Statutory Demands-What are they?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Could I be made personally bankrupt if my business goes into liquidation
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Can I still pay myself if my Company has become Insolvent
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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What is Compulsory Liquidation?
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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How to Liquidate a Company that has become Insolvent
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Company Director Sentenced
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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What's Going to Happen During a Directors Investigation
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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What you should do before Christmas, if your business is struggling
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Watch out for the Scammers!
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Do Not Get Shafted
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Who do you pay?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Let's Talk Personal Guarantees!
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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HMRC Bailiffs-What you need to know
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Four signs your Limited Company is in Trouble.
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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The Pros and Cons of Liquidation
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Will you be Disqualified from being a Director if you Liquidate?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Bounce Back Loan Fraud! Have you done it?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Cost of Living-Business Owner Edition.
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Can I Write Off My CBILS Loan
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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How Do You Choose an Insolvency Practitioner?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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What is a Pre Pack Administration?
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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How Do You Stop A Winding-Up Petition
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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My Company Owes Me Money! It's Mine Right?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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What is Liquidation
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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What should you do if you can't pay back your Bounce Back Loan
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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You Could Be Prosecuted
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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HMRC are Fighting Back!
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Can't afford to pay your Bounce Back Loan & Can't afford to Liquidate?
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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SCAM ALERT!
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Strike Off or Liquidation
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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You don't need me!
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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What happens to company debts, if i place the business in liquidation
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Is this the end!
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Liquidation-Don't make the same mistake!
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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What is a CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Sell your debt-ridden company for free, and walk away without retribution.
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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The Bounce Back Loan Fraud unit are now up and running!
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Six Things You Can Do Now To Keep Your Business From Failing!
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Inappropriate Bounce Back Loans
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Insolvency Headlines in 2022
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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What is Misfeasance?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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What is Trading Insolvently
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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What's happening to companies that took a Bounce Back Loan and got struck off?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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What are a Directors Duties When a Limited Company Becomes Insolvent?
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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If You Liquidate a Company Can You Reuse The Name On a New Company
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Will I Lose My Family Home If I Put My Company Into Voluntary Liquidation
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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What Happens If I Misspent My Bounce Back Loan
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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How much of my Directors Overdrawn Loan Account do I need to pay?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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What happens if you can't pay an Overdrawn Directors Loan Account
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Hidden Extras when putting a company into liquidation
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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4 mistakes business owners make with Bounce Back Loans
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Problems you're going to face if you go into liquidation
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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How long does it take to complete a liquidation?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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A SERIOUS FINANCIAL HEALTH WARNING IS ENCLOSED
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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What happens if your business can't pay HMRC
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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BE WARY OF CHEAP LIQUIDATIONS!
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May 30, 2022 |
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OVERDRAWN LOAN ACCOUNT - LIQUIDATION!
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May 27, 2022 |
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WHAT IS A PRE PACK LIQUIDATION?
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May 23, 2022 |
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What is a winding-up petition?
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May 20, 2022 |
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Can I be a director again if I liquidate a business?
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May 17, 2022 |
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Getting Prosecuted by an Insolvency Practitioner!
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May 13, 2022 |
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Whats the difference between striking off a company and liquidation?
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May 06, 2022 |
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Client Interview - Life after liquidation
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May 05, 2022 |
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Can I Strike My Company Off That Has Taken a BBL?
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May 03, 2022 |
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Can I close my company and start another?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Do a Liquidation Effect My Credit Score?
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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The liquidation Process Explained
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Will You Have To Pay Your BBL Back If You Liquidate?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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What To Do If You Are Worried About Personal Guarantees?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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The Banks Are Trying to Make You Personally Liable for your Bounce Back Loan
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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What will happen to me when my company goes into liquidation?
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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How to strike off a ltd company with debts
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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How To Close Your Ltd Company
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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How much does it cost to liquidate my company?
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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What Happens If I Can't Pay HMRC
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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IS MY COMPANY SOLVENT?
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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What is wrongful trading?
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Oct 01, 2021 |