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Use accounting ratios to assess business performance
Liquidity, solvency, efficiency and profitability ratio analysis can be used to assess business performance.
What you need when applying for a bank loan
Banks have a number of core criteria which they will take into account in assessing your finance application.
Is your business ready for bank financing?
Even before seeking finance, you need to be clear in your own mind about why you need it, and how much.
Advantages and disadvantages of bank loans
What loans are, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to know when they are suitable for your business' needs.
Interpreting balance sheet figures
Liabilities, assets, debtors and intangibles can all give you a picture of a business' financial health.
Types of bank finance for businesses
Sources of short- and long-term bank finance for businesses, including overdrafts, bridging finance and mortgages.
What is in a balance sheet?
Fixed and current assets and liabilities are important contents of a balance sheet.
Where to look for a bank loan
Potential lenders for a business bank loan and how to secure a loan and get the best deal.
Business accounting periods
The balance sheet portrays a business' performance over the financial year or accounting period.
Bank finance
Bank finance options available for businesses, their advantages and disadvantages, and sources of advice.
Compare balance sheets to assess business performance
Use simple balance sheet comparisons to assess business performance internally and against competitors.
Payments to creditors during bankruptcy
During bankruptcy there is a non-payment rule to creditors, with a few exceptions including student loans.
How bankruptcy affects your business
Bankruptcy can affect your business, including taxes, registrations and employees.
Choosing the right bank for your business
How to find the right bank for your business and information on specialist and private banks.
How bankruptcy affects your income
How bankruptcy affects your income, including income payment orders and income payment agreements.
How bankruptcy affects your home
If you are a home owner, bankruptcy can affect your home and it is a possibility that your home will have to be sold.
What is bankruptcy?
Overview of what bankruptcy means and who can become bankrupt.
The bankruptcy process
Duties of a bankrupt individual and an overview of restrictions that are placed on a person who is declared bankrupt.
Declaring bankruptcy
How to declare bankruptcy in Northern Ireland and downloadable bankruptcy forms from the Insolvency Service.
Business angels
How business angels can fund investment in young and growing businesses.