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How To Get Small Business Debt Relief

By Laura Sanders


After a few years of formal employment, you might decide to open up a venture in your neighborhood. Initially, you may need to use money from your personal account, but if you notice that this keeps happening even after the business is well established, then you need to look into small business debt relief. This will allow you to explore the various options you have, to lower the amount of money you need to pay creditors.

Just like when fixing a leak, you cannot go for debt relief before you know where the problem is. In case it is thieving employees, or paying for services you do not require, these are issues that can be solved quickly. However, if it is due to the harsh economic times, you might need to make bigger changes that firing a few people.

Another thing you need to do before you start panicking is setting up meetings with your creditors. Here, you can explain what the problem is, and you can ask for one of two solutions. You can request for an extended payment period. Although the accumulating interest might raise the amount of money you owe individuals, you will have more time to raise the funds you need. You could also ask for lower interest rates.

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.

For the first few months, you might be required to cut back both at work and at home, for you to make the necessary payments. However, by making a few adjustments you will be making yourself more financially responsible, and also reducing the total balance.

Even after the business has broken even and you are making tidy profits, you still have to be careful not to make the same mistakes. To be on the safe side ensure you have well-kept financial records, and if possible try to have a system that allows you to pay recurrent expenses incurred by the business in advance.




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