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Here Are the Distress Signals Private Firms Flash When They Are in Trouble

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The Imperative to Keep Past Due Balances in Check A key objective of Accounts Receivable (AR) management is minimizing past due AR to ensure cash in-flows and minimize bad debt losses. Customer defaults can be devastating , especially if they cause a substantial bad debt loss.

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Storm Warning: Private Company Red Flags

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The Customer Delinquency Challenge Successful accounts receivable (AR) management involves minimizing past due balances to ensure steady cash in-flows and limit bad debt losses. Customer defaults can be devastating , especially when they cause a substantial bad debt loss.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Here are the disadvantages and risks of migrating your sales commissions from the booking of the sale to payments received against the sale: Impact on the amount of time devoted to selling, which could reduce revenue Risk of degrading a Sales Rep’s relationship with the customer. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

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Because AR constitutes one of largest assets on your books, proactively managing accounts receivable is crucial for the financial health of your business. Simply put, if customers have weak financials or a history of late payments or defaults, there is an elevated risk of bad debt. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Introducing our new – How to get paid in Construction live online training course.

Credit Management Group UK

Delegates will be left with a good understanding of how to be more commercially aware in the construction industry to protect their company, reduce risk of bad debt loss and improve cashflow. The start time will be 2pm. appeared first on Credit Management Group UK.

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Due Diligence Doesn't End with the Credit Application

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Learn More About YVCM Consulting Case Study: Portfolio Monitoring Pays Off Big-Time About 25 years ago, a credit manager I know saved his company from a seven-figure bad debt loss by monitoring the Internet on his biggest customers. For most companies, accounts receivable (AR) is one of the two largest assets on their books.

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Use Caution Extending Credit to Startup Companies

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Photo by Muhammad Daudy on Unsplash ) The problem with startup companies: there is a high probability they will fail , leaving you with a bad debt on your books. To better understand your risk parameters, start by estimating how much bad debt loss you can afford to absorb in a year.

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