Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 7, 2025

How was your accounts receivable (AR) performance last year? This is a very important question because AR is typically one of the top two or three largest assets for a B2B vendor. The primary way most companies measure AR performance involves looking at the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metric.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 17, 2023

Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash When small businesses add customers and increase sales, their company’s Accounts Receivable (AR) will grow. it just might help them pay you sooner! Share A Case in Point A parts distributor was having difficulty with collections and high dispute volumes.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Now that we are past the mid-point of November, the end of the year is zooming into focus. Chances are, there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of accounts receivable (AR) management between now and December 31st, especially if you are short of your Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) goals.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

billion in annual sales was dissatisfied with the management of its Accounts Receivable (AR). The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager have default risk probabilities and other financial benchmarks for analyzing your AR portfolio and revealing actionable insights.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This constant pressure is one of the greatest challenges executives with accounts receivable (AR) responsibilities face—navigating urgent issues while still keeping focused on the strategic goals that drive long-term success. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 25, 2024

In order to maintain optimal cash flow, your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio needs to remain in good shape. That can be a constant battle because all the mis-steps made during the order-to-cash (O2C) process will accumulate in your AR, and given time, clog it up.

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections DSO Days Sales Outstanding 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 23, 2024

Furthermore, new businesses and small businesses tend to have high failure rates, and there is good reason to believe a wave of defaults is coming. If the European parent company defaulted, the North American subsidiary would be pulled into bankruptcy even though its operations were profitable.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 20, 2024

In the face of an economy being buffeted by opposing trends, what should those with credit and collection responsibilities do to protect their organizations’ accounts receivable (AR)? Over an extended time frame, the problem shifts to default risk. Difficult times call for forward thinking.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Over the next couple of years, many more companies are expected to file bankruptcy chapter 7 liquidations, or simply close their doors for good. As a consequence, commercial accounts receivable (AR) portfolios are at an increasing risk of suffering bad debt losses.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Specifically, Credit and Collections is responsible for approving new customers for credit terms and managing orders at the beginning of the O2C cycle, while also monitoring risks within the Accounts Receivable (AR) portfolio and collecting overdue payments, both of which are post-sale activities.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 9, 2024

There has always been a strong correlation between the cost of funds and accounts receivable (AR) management. Any delays in receiving payments from customers can, therefore, have a more pronounced effect on a company's bottom line profits. Conduct thorough credit checks and analysis to minimize the risk of default.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

As such, they are just one of the many tools, such as credit reports, supplier and bank references, and financial statement analysis, that can help assess a business's creditworthiness. Commercial credit scores are often not as well understood as consumer credit scores such as FICO.

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Credit Scoring Credit and Collections Bad Debt Credit Risk 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back then, the main question was simple: will this account pay us? Delinquency risk and the risk of default were the primary focus. Risks are multiplying at a dizzying pace, demanding that credit functions adopt a more comprehensive and forward-thinking approach to safeguard their organizations. What are the risks?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Subscribe now Impact of Offering Discounts From the seller’s perspective, the effect on revenue from offering an early pay discount needs to be weighed against the potential reduction in Accounts Receivable (AR) carrying costs, bad debt and collection expenses. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Default 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In fact, most SMBs should look into using Collection Agencies to not only maximize the recovery of Accounts Receivable (AR) at high risk of never being collected, but to collect all old receivables. Historically, the probability of default for a pool of receivables tends to increase as the receivables age.

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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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Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Shared Service Center Small Businesses 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It will reduce your Accounts Receivable (AR) balance and the associated elevated credit risk inherent in a larger AR. Getting customers to pay now rather than later reduces the risk of a default down the road. Most distressed companies continue paying, until they can’t.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Accounts receivable (AR) represent the amounts owed your business by your customers for the purchase of goods or services delivered on credit. Because AR constitutes one of largest assets on your books, proactively managing accounts receivable is crucial for the financial health of your business.

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Credit Risk 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 17, 2023

If you have poor credit controls, you won’t be able to afford as much risk in your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio. However, all the commercial credit bureaus (D&B as well as Experian, Equifax, and CreditSafe) provide commercial credit scores on virtually every US business that predict default or financial distress.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Cash flow is the biggest cause of customers defaults, but often cash flow is a result of other financial problems or miscues. A business's credit history also includes any past bankruptcies or defaults, as well as collection agency placements. Lower risk accounts (those with higher scores) may be given access to extended terms (e.g.,

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Credit Scoring Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Bankruptcy 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager have default risk probabilities and other financial benchmarks for analyzing your AR portfolio and revealing actionable insights. In addition, it is likely 40% to 50% of your customers purchase in small volumes that cumulatively only account for about 5% of your sales.

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Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Bad Debt Credit Risk 100

Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Accounts Receivable (AR) reflect a promise of payment at a future date. Though a paper asset, AR competes with Property, Plant and Equipment as well as Inventory for being the largest line item on a company’s balance sheet. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Past Due Invoices Credit and Collections Deductions Accounts Receivable (AR) 130

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. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The good news is that there are a number of actions you can take to reduce your loss exposure and shore up your accounts receivable (AR). Clearly, the level of Business Credit Risk is going to remain elevated as we move through 2024, bringing with it the potential for corresponding increases in bad debt and delinquency.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 29, 2023

As you review your metrics, here are five signs that there may be a problem with your collection practices: DSO Is Rising: Days Sales Outstanding is the most common metric for measuring accounts receivable (AR) performance. If DSO is rising, you are falling behind.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 18, 2023

So, how can a small business acquire high level functional expertise with its “Jack of all trades” workforce, especially in regard to managing the Accounts Receivable (AR) asset? One way is to outsource the function.

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections Third Party Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 11, 2023

Accounts Receivables (AR) require active management. Any O2C friction that results will ultimately have a negative affect on AR performance. Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash When a company’s AR under-performs, the consequences are substantial. Laissez-faire doesn’t cut it.

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Days Sales Outstanding 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The key factors informing your prioritization scheme are: The amount of the past due accounts receivable (AR) The age of the past due AR (e.g, 15 days or 120 days?)

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Credit and Collections Past Due Invoices Bad Debt Accounts Receivable (AR) 130

Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 2, 2023

Epiq Bankruptcy: Bankruptcy Filings Increase Across All Chapters in March; Commercial Filings Up 79 Percent Year-over-year If you are extending credit to other businesses on open terms, reassessing your company credit policies as well as the latent risks that may affect accounts receivable (AR) performance and cash flow should be a top priority.

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Bankruptcy Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Default 100

Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 27, 2023

No two are alike, but they do tend to fall into some common groupings. Identifying the groupings within your customer accounts receivable (AR) portfolio enables you to deal with them all more effectively and efficiently. Share The High-Risk Account: Ideally you do not want to extend credit to high risk accounts.

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Emagia

MARCH 3, 2025

The Accounts Receivable (AR) Process Cycle is a fundamental component of a company’s financial operations, encompassing the series of actions taken to manage and collect payments owed by customers for goods or services provided on credit. A structured dispute resolution process minimizes delays in payment collection.

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DSO Days Sales Outstanding AR Reporting Credit and Collections 40

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.

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Credit and Collections Bad Debt Accounts Receivable (AR) Deductions 130

Emagia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, businesses are continually seeking ways to enhance efficiency and optimize cash flow. One critical area ripe for innovation is accounts receivable (AR) management. The question, “Can accounts receivable be automated?”

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 6, 2024

Arrange for Third-Party Financing of this customer’s Accounts Receivables (AR). Invoice financing involves selling your receivables to a third party. Providing Credit Limits, especially for financially weak customers, involves bearing the risk of loss from delinquent payments and possible default.

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Bad Debt Credit and Collections Accounts Receivable (AR) Credit Risk 100

Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 11, 2024

(Photo by Kind and Curious on Unsplash ) With bankruptcy filings skyrocketing and this trend expected to continue, trade creditors should prepare for delinquencies to rise within their accounts receivable (AR) portfolios. Subscribe now Do you need help assessing customer credit risks?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 20, 2023

In our experience, sales and credit risk are never evenly distributed across a company’s accounts receivable (AR) portfolio, which raises opportunities. Every company we have worked with as consultants has had customer segments that could have realized additional sales with only a minimal increase in credit risk.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 19, 2024

Whether you have automated the collection process or not, mapping out collection strategies for the different types of customers in your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio is an accepted best practice. You will need to determine if a default is imminent or down the road.

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