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Balancing Credit Sales with Profits

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Credit Policy is an inextricable part of a company’s Sales Policy. If you choose to sell on open credit, the terms you offer are in effect part of the price. If you discuss credit terms with a competitor, you are in violation of anti-trust statutes forbidding price fixing. What’s Right for Your Firm?

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Evidence It's Time to Adjust Your Collection Practices

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Effective collections are crucial to maintaining a healthy cash flow and the financial stability of your company. If your business is struggling with cash flow or AR balances are growing, it could be a sign that your collections policy requires updating. There are a myriad of issues that can affect collections.

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How Much Credit Should You Extend?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Extending credit is standard practice if you are selling to other businesses. Most commercial enterprises are simply not willing to continue trading without credit terms, making it difficult for any trade credit grantor to generate enough revenue to survive on cash sales.

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Due Diligence Doesn't End with the Credit Application

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Approving a customer for credit terms is merely the first step in an open credit relationship. Economic circumstances may cause you to tighten your credit policies and customer credit limits. In this case, ongoing Portfolio Monitoring was critical to turning up the customer intelligence that avoided a huge bad debt loss.

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Moving Beyond DSO

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Financial Health Priorities: Organizations may have specific financial health priorities such as improving liquidity, managing working capital, or reducing credit risk. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. Where do you need to improve?

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How To Calculate Accounts Receivable Collection Period

Gaviti

Once an invoice hits accounts receivable (A/R), it enters what’s called the average collection period. Other common names include “days sales in accounts receivable,” “average receivables collection period,” or “ days sales outstanding (DSO).” Your average collection period is an important key performance indicator (KPI).

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Leveraging Credit Control

Know-It Global

Maintaining a healthy cashflow through credit control is crucial for the long-term success and sustainability of any enterprise, especially against the backdrop of soaring insolvencies and record instances of late payment. One effective strategy for achieving this goal is to implement a robust credit control system.