Small businesses showing the greatest resilience.

The latest Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, has revealed a year-on-year fall in business insolvencies in the UK during April. Continue Reading

Insolvency trade body R3 has claimed the Insolvency Service is issuing misleading figures on pre-pack administrations. Continue Reading

Pre lending reviews, turnaround funding and early warning systems – Fred Crawley discovers how there are more ways than ever for lessors to avoid the pain of client insolvency. Continue Reading

The need to manage risk is a fact of life in the current economic climate. Andrew Duncan, partner with Bridge Business Recovery, explains how an effective risk policy could be the difference between success and failure. Continue Reading

The UK business community is at its strongest financially since July 2008, according to Experian. Continue Reading

Begbies Traynor says that the UK is in the midst of a double-dip, or W shaped, recession comparable with that of the 1980s. Continue Reading

The media is full of advice to banks and government on what to do about the recession. Most people agree that the banks should step up lending to credit worthy businesses so that economic growth can get under way.

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Andrew Duncan of Bridge Business Recovery LLP reports that with statistics suggesting the number of companies going into liquidation is up 56% in the first quarter of 2009, insolvency is an issue that hangs heavily over many businesses in today’s gloomy economic environment. Continue Reading

David Graham, Partner, RiVO Partners LLP suggests the current economic crisis puts additional pressures on already struggling companies.  How do stakeholders determine whether to bring in external help?  Continue Reading

Simon Howard of ICC writes “If you are a financial professional who has used, or are using, ‘Fame’,’ Company Watch’ or ‘Plum’,  you will recognise the benefits of a new tool like ‘Investigate’.

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