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The Imperative for Prioritizing Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

(Photo by Melinda Gimpel on Unsplash ) The American Bankruptcy Institute recently reported that, “The 6,067 total commercial chapter 11 bankruptcies filed during the first nine months of 2024 represented a 36 percent increase over the 4,561 filed during the same period in 2023.”

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Big Company Red Flags You Can't Afford to Miss

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Monitoring and evaluating the credit risk posed by public companies and other large firms differs significantly in comparison to small and mid-sized businesses. Because most of your biggest customers will be larger firms instead of smaller, it is typically the larger firms that will require higher credit limits. Share Read more

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Red Flags Revealed by Your Customers' Financial Statements

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Chapter 11 filings, used by businesses hoping to reorganize, have increased by 34 percent in the first six months of 2024 compared to last year. 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.

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Are There Hidden Risks in Your AR Portfolio?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

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. Your Account Reviews provide the foundation for your Portfolio Monitoring.