Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 21, 2023

Subscribe now Lessons to Be Learned Looked at from the perspective of somebody responsible for the management of a portfolio of accounts receivable (AR), the events surrounding the SVB collapse present a cautionary tale. Any enterprise extending credit to another business needs to have real treasury expertise.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, there are firms burning through their cash reserves that may still be considered worthy of credit on their next order, but not the order that comes in three months from now. A customer can be paying you with no problems, but then their bank line of credit comes up for review and is drastically cut back by the bank.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 11, 2024

Commercial bankruptcies have been surging since mid-2022. Chapter 7 commercial liquidation filings are up 28 percent and sub-chapter V small business elections are up a staggering 61 percent despite the filing threshold recently being cut in half. Department of Justice expects a sharp increase in bankruptcies with the U.S.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If your sales are consummated via payment at the point of sale, which may involve “pay with order” or “pay on delivery” protocols involving a credit card or an online e-payment product, managing Accounts Receivable (AR) will not be big issue for you.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JULY 23, 2024

In every accounts receivable (AR) portfolio there are customers that almost always pay on time, other customers that pay within a reasonable proximity of the due date, and those that pay consistently slow. Irregular payments are a clear warning sign that default may be around the corner.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Effectively managing accounts receivable (AR) is essential for a company's financial well-being. Poor receivables performance affects cash flow, and it is no secret that cash flow problems are the leading cause of business failures. Credit evaluations, however, often take time. Offer ends 9/30/23.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 2, 2023

Growth is down, interest rates continue rising, small businesses are facing a credit crunch, commercial bankruptcies are skyrocketing and experts see an emerging threat: Washington Post: U.S. A critical part of this exercise involves identifying active and new customers posing high, or even just marginal, credit risks.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 30, 2024

Photo by Freddie Collins on Unsplash ) Trade credit terms are intended to provide a convenience for the customer and unlike most loans are generally unsecured, in large part because they have a short term. If too many customers request and are granted extended terms, it will cause a substantial strain on your cash flow.

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Fundera

MARCH 26, 2018

And among those fluctuating factors might be a minimum credit score for loan eligibility. But for the vast majority of small business loans , the lender will at least look at your credit score. Credit scores are a crucial factor in the loan underwriting process, since they help determine how trustworthy a borrower really is.

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lsq

JULY 31, 2023

We have seen a decreased appetite for risk and increased instances of banks asking companies to exit lines of credit – or worse, banks leaving companies in limbo somewhere between not fundable but not yet in turnaround or workout. For many companies, the answer is accounts receivable (AR) finance. And rightly so.

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lsq

JULY 31, 2023

We have seen a decreased appetite for risk and increased instances of banks asking companies to exit lines of credit – or worse, banks leaving companies in limbo somewhere between not fundable but not yet in turnaround or workout. For many companies, the answer is accounts receivable (AR) finance. And rightly so.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 20, 2024

Here are some factors AR managers should anticipate: Interest rates may ease somewhat, but the days of easy money are over for the foreseeable future — working capital management is extremely important now Commercial bankruptcy filings are expected to continue rising (the U.S.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 26, 2024

Approving a new customer for credit terms is merely the first step taken by a B2B vendor to begin an open credit relationship. Economic circumstances may prompt a vendor to either tighten or loosen its credit policies and customer credit limits. Meanwhile, the number of commercial bankruptcies is accelerating.

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