Patrick Coghlan, Author at SmartCompany

zombie businesses

What are zombie businesses and why must SMEs avoid them?

Zombie business — a term used to describe any company so debt laden it can only afford to pay interest on its loans.

coronavirus

How due diligence can weed out dodgy suppliers and scammers

Due diligence goes a long way in preventing risk and it is a key component of doing business. And it doesn’t have to be hard or costly.

launch a startup

A cashflow cure: How data can help streamline processes and minimise risk

What if paying attention to the statistics and numbers could be the very thing that improves small-business survival rates?

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