Looking For CoverStruggling small businesses could be out in the cold if a bankruptcy reform bill passes.
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Emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy will be more difficult forentrepreneurs if Congress passes the bankruptcy reform billit's considering. Both House and Senate versions of the billwould establish a 150-day deadline for a small business to completea business reorganization plan and have it approved by a federalbankruptcy judge. Currently, there is no deadline.
If a small business were unable to meet that 150-day time frame,it could apply for an extension. But the Senate bill says theentrepreneur would have to show "clear and convincing"evidence that he or she could get the business back on its feet.The House bill requires a "preponderance ofevidence."
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