Business Debt line Fact sheets

Fact Sheets

The Business Debt line in the UK is a great resource to small business. They provide some excellent fact sheets as well as telephone advice and support.

As well as the advice contained on this site, and the extra help available to you by phoning one of our advisers, we have also published a range of fact sheets giving you more information on different aspects of debts and arrears.

All fact sheets are available for you to print off and use for future reference.
Type of business

• Dealing with Debts of a Limited Company
• Partnerships
• Sole Traderships

Recovering Payments

• Credit control
• Claims in the county court

Priority debts

• Bailiffs and the Council Tax
• Business leases
• Business rates
• Dealing with tax debt
• Dealing with debts in the High Court
• Domestic mortgage arrears
• Domestic rent arrears
• How to deal with hire purchase debts
• Magistrates court fines
• Time orders in the county court

Secondary debts

• Administration orders
• Attachment of earnings in the county court
• Charging orders
• Credit reference agencies
• Free Debt-Management Plan (DMP)
• Harassment
• How to make offers in full and final settlement
• Mortgage Shortfalls
• Replying to a county court claim
• Suspending a bailiff’s warrant and reducing the instalments on a county court judgement
• What if a creditor refuses my offer?

Insolvency

• Bankruptcy
• Individual voluntary arrangements
• Dealing with a statutory demand

UK Court processes

• Administration orders
• Attachment of earnings in the county court
• Charging orders
• County court bailiffs
• Dealing with debts in the High Court (206KB)
• Interest charges on a consumer credit judgment (139KB)
• Setting aside a county court judgment (67KB)
• Replying to a county court claim (6.15MB)
• Suspending a bailiff’s warrant and reducing the instalments on a county court judgement
• Time orders in the county court

Business Debtline (BDL) is a charity — part of the Money Advice Trust (MAT) — formed in 1991 to increase the quality and availability of free, independent money advice in the UK. Call them in confidence and free on 0800 197 6026

Small Business Fact Sheets

Business Start-Up Briefing Fact Sheets

There are many sites on the web that provide information for business. While doing some web searches I came across this excellent page on the ACCA website.

For your convienece I include the links below to the various factsheets of interest to anyone starting, or running a small business. This information is equally valuable if you are thinking about going freelance.

• 01. Writing a business plan (PDF)
• 02. Forming a business (PDF)
• 03. Researching your market (PDF)
• 04. Marketing your business (PDF)
• 05. Pricing your product or service (PDF)
• 06. Effective PR (PDF)
• 07. Direct mail (PDF)
• 08. Advertising (PDF)
• 09. Writing an advertisement (PDF)
• 10. Effective selling (PDF)
• 11. Customer care (PDF)
• 12. Purchasing
• 13. Negotiation (PDF)
• 14. Choosing and using an accountant
• 15. Financing your business
• 16. Grants (PDF)
• 17. Simple book-keeping (PDF)
• 18. Budgeting (PDF)
• 19. Credit control (PDF)
• 20. Tax (PDF)
• 21. VAT (PDF)
• 22. Searching for premises (PDF)
• 23. Property licences (PDF)
• 24. Setting up an office (PDF)
• 25. Setting up your first IT system (PDF)
• 26. Insurance (PDF)
• 27. Recruitment and interviewing (PDF)
• 28. Business law and using a solicitor (PDF)
• 29. Employment law (PDF)
• 30. Buying a franchise (PDF)
• 31. Accounting and book-keeping (PDF)
• 32. Choosing a business structure
• 33. E-business
• 34. Regulatory requirements