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Managing the financial side of your business, including advice on how to create a budget.

How to create, review and manage a budget for your business, and what elements to include in it.

The benefits and potential drawbacks of budgeting for businesses.

Definition of a budget and the advantages of using one, including clear allocation of resources.

The importance of managing a budget as part of your business planning and how to create one.

Finding a business angel investor using a business angel network.

Preparing your business to apply for business angel funding.

Investment from a business angel could help your business but it’s also important to consider any disadvantages of using an angel investor.

How business angels operate and how they choose the businesses they invest in.

How business angels can fund investment in young and growing businesses.

How to issue a bankruptcy petition.

How to issue a petition to close the business or enforce a judgment if your customer does not pay you.

How to seek a court order to recover debts if you win your claim and the customer still fails to pay.

The types of interest you can charge on unpaid debts and whether you are entitled to claim them back in court.

The procedures if a defence is entered and the case proceeds to a court hearing or trial.

Court procedures after your claim has been issued, and what the defendant's and your options are.

The forms and evidence you will need to issue a claim for payment.

In certain cases when collecting money owed to you it may be sensible to seek professional help.

Differences between the small claims track and the high court.

Alternatives to court action to recover payment from customers, and checking whether they can afford to pay you.

Your options when trying to obtain money owed to you and the procedures involved when taking your claim to court.

Cryptocurrency has advantages and disadvantages for businesses with a reduction in intermediary fees balanced against vulnerability to scams.

Using an online marketplace for your business has many advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.

Using payment-processing companies to handle online card transactions has advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.