This Week's Economic Roundup
Gas prices start climbing again; more companies file for bankruptcy in the second quarter. Read more
Company Bankruptcies
Recent Articles about Company Bankruptcies
Business Bankruptcies on the Rise
Following declines last year, the number of businesses filing for bankruptcy rose to 6,705 in the second quarter, a seven percent increase from the start ... Read more
Woe is a Bankrupt Dinosaur
The largest auto supplier in the country, Delphi, filed for bankruptcy... Read more
Rise In Bankruptcy, Interest Rates Linked
Because of persistently high interest rates, business bankruptcies are increasing at a close to record rate, reports the National Small Business Associati... Read more
Putting A Business Together Again
Shattered by a business downturn, Marine Optical found that declaring bankruptcy gave it a second chance. Changing attitudes and new laws make that option mo... Read more
Bankruptcy
Related Terms: Business Fai... Read more
Speeding Up Chapter 11
Opting for a prepackaged bankruptcy strategy to get through courtroom proceedings quickly. Read more
New Code Tries To Balance Interests Of Debtors And Creditors
The intention of the bankruptcy code reformers during the 1970s was to modernize what had become an unwieldy and unresponsive process for both creditors a... Read more
Case Study: Going for Broke
Few small companies survive Chapter 11, which makes filing for bankruptcy a last resort for the average privately held business. Read more
Protecting Yourself When a Commercial Tenant Files for Bankruptcy
Nothing is more frightening to a landlord than to hear rumors that an important commercial tenant has or is about to file for bankruptcy. When a te... Read more
How to Start an Airline of Your Own
In an industry in which 117 airlines have filed bankruptcy since 1979, Joseph Lorenzo thinks he can make Reno Air work. Read more
Restart-Up
Steel mining and manufacturing company emerges from bankruptcy to turn a former mine into a landfill. Read more
Pizza Time Theatre Files To Reorganize
Pizza Time Theatre Inc., one of the most visible creations of video game wizard Nolan Bushnell, has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Feder... Read more
Study: Small Business Bankruptcy Numbers Down
The number of small businesses filing for protection has dropped from last year, though it's still higher than pre-recession. Read more
Update: Down And Out
It will come as no surprise to readers of INC.'s July issue that Chemical Investors Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on June 28. Noting our... Read more
Courting Bankruptcy
When the president of Bildisco filed for Chapter 11, he didn't know he would be rewriting the bankruptcy laws. Read more
Ten Tips for Financially Troubled Businesses
1. Keep Taxes Current. Rule Number One for the owner of any struggling business is to meticulously pay all payroll taxes on time, especia... Read more
Three Down, Six Lives To Go
Miracles do happen -- especially when a governor-cum-Presidential candidate is on your side. That's what workers at Morse Cutting Tool's New Bedford, Mas... Read more
Making Chapter 11 Work
Last December, a plan calling for the participation of Applied Technology Ventures Inc. in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings regarding Findex Corp. was co... Read more
The Mystery of The Blood Red Ledger
CEO Fred LeFranc quickly realized that something was poisoning the profits at Louise's Trattoria, and he didn't have long to find out what. Read more
More Businesses Expected to Fail
The recent slowdown in the economy is expected to boost the number of U.S. business failures this year by 50 percent, a new report shows. Following... Read more
Credit Manual Of Commercial Laws 1982, Edited By Robert D. Goodwin And Lester Nelson. National Association Of Credit Management, 475 Park Avenue South, New York, Ny 10016; 982 Pp., $35.
The 74th edition of writings and rulings pertaining to borrowing and collecting. Federal and state laws cited, cases discussed. Considers such areas as p... Read more
What to Do When Your Franchiser Declares Bankruptcy
If your franchiser declares bankruptcy, it might not be the end of the line for your business. Here are some tips to give you some ideas about what to do next. Read more
Boomerang from Bankruptcy
If a customer goes bankrupt, acting fast can be the key to recovering any materials you shipped thecompany directly before the announcement. You ha... Read more
Grist: Why Bankruptcy is Bad for Business
The other reason entrepreneurs should fear bankruptcy. Read more
Dispute Over Bankruptcy Data
June 21, 2005 --A new study by professors from Harvard and the University of Nevada has concluded that official data from the Administrati... Read more
Why Bankruptcy Works
A U.S. bankruptcy judge fields questions from a senior Inc. writer and explains why bankruptcy laws work. Read more
Bad Credit;
Reading bankruptcy accouncements may not be your idea of fun, but it could help save your company money if one of your customers goes belly up. Under the... Read more
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal agency responsible for administering federal securities laws that protect investors. The SE... Read more
Funding While You Faint
Recommendations for Chapter 11 companies that need to raise capital. Read more
Paper Tiger
I would like to clarify several statements in response to your article on Chemical Investors Inc. (Paper Tiger, July). In reference to Chemical Inve... Read more
Shopping For Bankruptcy Bargains
Companies in bankruptcy often have assets they want to unload at a low price. Here's how to take advantage of those bargains. Read more
Business Bankruptcies Decline
May 25, 2004 --Business bankruptcies fell 2% for the year ending March 31, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. ... Read more
Shark Repellent
Ideas for protecting personal assets against financial claims by creditors and litigants. Read more
Have You Been Burned by Bankruptcy?
Faxpoll results from questions on bankruptcy. Read more
When Airlines Go Bankrupt
Class, this week we're studying Chapter 11. Focus on: the airline industry. The Read more
Picking Up The Pieces
Beginning in January 1979, with nothing but the founders' hard-earned cash, Applied Technology Ventures Inc. has been building its electronics empire, dis... Read more
Finance: The Lazarus Play
With his pie company teetering on the edge of extinction, Gordon Weinberger marshaled a mix of moxie and marketing to snatch it back from bankruptcy. Read more
The F Word
Failure: for entrepreneurs, there's both a right way and a wrong way to go bankrupt. Here's an overview of the recent demise of catalogue retailer J. Peterma... Read more
Support for Malden Mills
Aaron Feuerstein's bid to buy back control of Malden Mills has rallied support in Washington, as reported today in "Read more
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