Is commercial bankruptcy right for a struggling business?

On Behalf of | Oct 16, 2015 | Business & Commercial Bankruptcy |

Tennessee business owners may consider filing for bankruptcy when their businesses fall on difficult financial times. Whether their money troubles are sudden or long-term, different business owners may have different feelings about what is right for their businesses. There are many important considerations that business owners should make before filing for commercial bankruptcy and that may help them decide if bankruptcy is the right path for their businesses.

First, business owners may consider if they want to keep their entities in operation. Sometimes financial hardship presents a business owner with the chance to close the doors to his enterprise and wrap up involvement in the business. Considerations of closing one’s doors can be tempered by an evaluation of the business’s profitability in the event it is able to turn its fortunes around.

Second, business owners may assess if their financial situations are so dire that bankruptcy is their only choice. In some scenarios owners are able to negotiate directly with their creditors to modify loan repayment plans or extend further lending to see a business through a rough patch. Business bankruptcy is only one option for business facing economic challenges.

Finally, business owners may evaluate if they are willing to subject their businesses to the public nature of bankruptcy proceedings. Unlike private settlements, a bankruptcy proceeding is open and individuals who wish to following a particular business’s bankruptcy can do so at their own interest. These are only a few of the many considerations a business owner may make in the process of deciding whether to file for bankruptcy; attorneys who work in the bankruptcy field can help their clients evaluate if commercial bankruptcy is right for them.

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