{"id":57281,"date":"2023-07-31T18:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T18:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:30:10","slug":"business-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce2ebfd8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"h3\">When things get tough for your business and bankruptcy seems like the only way out, its important to understand your options. Learn about the steps you can take to build a brighter financial future for you and your business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-b4f40c54-40d4-4d89-bec5-47dc7c8c0e71\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns  mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"post-58097\" class=\"loop-post featured-vertical mob-pad-b-dbl post-58097 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt tag-entrepreneur rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Woman at a desk managing bills with a calculator\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"680\"\n\t\t\theight=\"453\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-07-07T163450.520.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=680\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Woman at a desk managing bills with a calculator\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mob-mar-t-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/how-filing-for-bankruptcy-affects-a-business\/\" class=\"h3 loop-post-title mar-t-0\">How Filing for Bankruptcy Affects a Business<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How bankruptcy can affect businesses and their owners: It hurts a business&#039;s creditworthiness, but it may not be the end of the road.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbccom-latest-posts\">\n<article id=\"post-58115\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-58115 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/credit-and-debt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credit and Debt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/5-common-causes-of-small-business-bankruptcy\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">5 Common Causes of Small Business Bankruptcy<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Understanding the common causes of small business bankruptcy is important for aspiring entrepreneurs and current small business owners.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-58126\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-58126 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n 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post-58178 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/credit-and-debt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credit and Debt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/the-impact-of-bankruptcy-on-your-customers-maintaining-relationships\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">The Impact of Bankruptcy on Your Customers: Maintaining Relationships<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">How to lessen the impact on customers if a business must declare bankruptcy, including strategies to maintain and rebuild customer trust.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-36269451-6283-4b4d-9aba-7efcb7b0ca16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b mob-mar-b\" 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Recognizing the common mistakes that lead to&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-93081 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-82684\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-82684 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt tag-entrepreneur rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Business man pointing to question marks all around him\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"348\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/01\/biz-bankruptcy-questions-.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Business man pointing to question marks all around him\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy-in-canada-top-10-questions-answered\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Business Bankruptcy in Canada: Top 10 Questions Answered<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Potentially facing business bankruptcy? Here are the top 10 questions answered on filing, settling debts and moving forward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-82684 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-58178\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-58178 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-credit-and-debt rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Close up of woman on laptop rating customer satisfaction feedback survey\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-2023-07-25T145540.132.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Close up of woman on laptop rating customer satisfaction feedback survey\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/credit-and-debt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credit and Debt<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/debt-and-stress-relief\/bankruptcy\/business-bankruptcy\/the-impact-of-bankruptcy-on-your-customers-maintaining-relationships\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">The Impact of Bankruptcy on Your Customers: Maintaining Relationships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">How to lessen the impact on customers if a business must declare bankruptcy, including strategies to maintain and rebuild customer trust.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-58178 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"load-more-button text-center mob-pad-t-hlf pad-t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn tertiary mar-t-0\">View More Articles<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-38f9285d-d7ba-466e-9dc9-06347af3ae8b\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-a2c89988-ed7c-4786-a9db-fd99d2dc8032\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-b4f40c54-40d4-4d89-bec5-47dc7c8c0e71 {\n\t\theight: 64px;\n\t}\n\n\t@media ( max-width: 480px ) {\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-b4f40c54-40d4-4d89-bec5-47dc7c8c0e71 {\n\t\t\theight: 64px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-36269451-6283-4b4d-9aba-7efcb7b0ca16 {\n\t\theight: 96px;\n\t}\n\n\t@media ( max-width: 480px ) {\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-36269451-6283-4b4d-9aba-7efcb7b0ca16 {\n\t\t\theight: 64px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-38f9285d-d7ba-466e-9dc9-06347af3ae8b {\n\t\theight: 32px;\n\t}\n\n\t@media ( max-width: 480px ) {\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-38f9285d-d7ba-466e-9dc9-06347af3ae8b {\n\t\t\theight: 1px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-a2c89988-ed7c-4786-a9db-fd99d2dc8032 {\n\t\theight: 96px;\n\t}\n\n\t@media ( max-width: 480px ) {\n\t\t.wp-block-tk-spacer.id-a2c89988-ed7c-4786-a9db-fd99d2dc8032 {\n\t\t\theight: 64px;\n\t\t}\n\t}\t<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":57256,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"rbc_content_type":[],"rbc_audience":[],"rbc_lob_group":[],"rbc_difficulty_level":[],"rbc_mmm_category":[309,334,302],"class_list":["post-57281","rbc_my_money_matter","type-rbc_my_money_matter","status-publish","hentry","rbc_mmm_category-bankruptcy","rbc_mmm_category-business-bankruptcy","rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief"],"acf":{"contently_publication_id":"","custom_author":"","rbc_video_header":"","rbc_media_duration":"","rbc_toc_for_mmm_tag":"h2","rbc_toc_for_mmm_limit":6,"rbc_toc_for_mmm":null,"rbc_toc_for_mmm_action":"Generate Table Of Contents"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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