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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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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!

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It's Time for a Layered Approach to Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The evolution of Accounts Receivables (AR) automation has revolutionized our collection strategies. Manual collection processes centered on an aged accounts receivable trial balance (ARTB) lack the regimentation and efficiency brought about by automation.

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Business Customer Personas: A Collectors Guide

Your Virtual Credit Manager

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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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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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, For customers who habitually pay 5 days past due, don’t waste a contact until they are 10 or more days past due. 15 days or 120 days?)

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Is Your AR Management up to the Task?

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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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Supercharge Your Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Focus on High-Impact Accounts to Maximize Cash Flow Segment Customers: Prioritize high-value and high-risk accounts, as collecting faster from these customers will have the most significant impact on cash flow. a 2% discount for payment within 10 days) to motivate faster payments.

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Is Granting Credit Terms Worth the Risk?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Within this still emerging socioeconomic framework, it’s constructive for credit executives to re-examine how they will manage risk from a holistic perspective. Here are four primary questions to ask regarding your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio that will help you get started: 1. What are the risks?