Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash ) When there are time constraints that forestall additional research, denying credit or requiring collateral or some other security is the best way to avoid a decision that results in delinquency and a potential bad debt loss. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 31, 2024

If your enjoy this article and would like to get access to the full story, we hope you will subscribe Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication. Changes in Ownership : New owners of businesses may refuse to pay debts from the previous owner, creating complications in recovering funds.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 23, 2023

Incidentally, the higher your gross margin, the more latitude you have in extending credit to marginally risky accounts. Any subsequent collection expenses and bad debt write-offs are more easily recouped through additional sales than if your gross margins are low. Do you need help with your credit policies and procedures?

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Credit Management Group UK

JANUARY 7, 2024

Have you ever had to write of a bad debt? Have you ever put off taking action on a debt, due to uncertainty? We also include credit risk reporting of your current and prospective customers, as well as monitoring said customers for changes in their credit risk. Do you find it difficult to get paid on time?

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Credit Management Group UK

AUGUST 28, 2023

Offering credit to customers will always pose risks to your business, however having the most effective credit management process in place will significantly reduce this risk and your cash flow will ultimately benefit. appeared first on Credit Management Group UK.

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Credit Research Foundation

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of credit management, embracing digital transformation is no longer just an option but a strategic imperative. Transforming your credit application process through digitization not only enhances credit extension capabilities but also significantly elevates the overall customer experience.

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Gaviti

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Credit management and monitoring. Get real-time credit risk alerts about customers with increased credit risk to minimize the impact on your cash flow and reduce the likelihood of bad debt. Want to learn more about how Gaviti can streamline and automate your A/R management and collections process?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 17, 2023

Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager now have access to sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner Accredit. Buy Credit Reports But, On the Other Hand. it just might help them pay you sooner! Risk of losing or demotivating some productive salespeople.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 14, 2023

When a customer is in financial distress, being a good negotiator is an asset, but more important is the ability to come up with a payment plan that will clear up the debt, or at least begin reducing your firm’s exposure in the short term. Learn More About Credit Reports 5. You will find sending them well worth the effort.

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Credit Management Group UK

APRIL 11, 2023

Using the credit management tools available to you effectively can greatly increase your chances of getting paid more quickly. Improving your use of credit management tools Invoice Ensure that your invoices: Are dispatched quickly Are accurate Comply with any contractual invoicing procedures.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Not being paid in full or in part causes a bad debt loss. To avoid unacceptably large credit losses, a system of credit controls and procedures must be implemented. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 2, 2024

If collections are not done properly and in an adequate frequency , your AR will age, cash flow will decrease, and the risk of bad debt loss will increase. The customer may purchase smaller quantities, which might marginally reduce your annual revenue, but in return your cash flow benefits and your risk of bad debts is reduced.

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Credit Management Group UK

JULY 23, 2024

Having an effective credit management function is vital to any business in maintaining and improving cash flow, as well as reducing a business’ risk to bad debt. Sales and credit control in particular should work closely together as these are the two-main customer facing roles.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In order for that to happen, everybody needs to be aligned in regard to sales and credit in general and the objectives of the order-to-cash process (O2C) in particular. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can help you bring in the cash. Are there past due accounts you are trying to collect?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 25, 2024

A growing volume of receivables overdue by more than 90 days indicates you are having severe challenges collecting payments before then, posing a significant risk of write-offs or bad debts. Do you need help managing credit and collections? our standard subscription is only $5 per month or $49 annually.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. Simply put, if customers have weak financials or a history of late payments or defaults, there is an elevated risk of bad debt. What do you need help doing?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

(Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash ) Because Credit Policy is a part of Sales Policy, how you manage credit impacts company profits. How then does your Credit Policy affect your overall profitability? It affects the level of bad debt loss (uncollected Accounts Receivables) you suffer.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Over the next eight months: DSO was reduced from 63 to 41 days $61 million in AR was converted to CA$H Bad debt expense was reduced by $2.2 It is also another example that the fundamentals of good AR Management never go out of style! Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit 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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 23, 2024

The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. Consequently, the credit manager was able to purchase credit insurance on his customer, and was therefore able to continue approving credit sales, within limits, to the chain store customer.

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MNS Credit Management Group

JULY 12, 2023

Bad debt recovery: What is it? The money that your company receives after writing off bad debt as uncollectible is known as bad debt recovery. When the borrower is unable to repay the lender within the allotted time, the bad debt recovery process is initiated. How can bad debts be recouped?

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Eastern Credit Management Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As an employee of a credit management company I can tell you we put great value on phone calls especially when you can speak to the customer, in fact, we believe verbal contact is THE BEST way to recover an overdue account and actively track them. FULL STOP it doesn’t work and if you are doing this you’re wasting postage.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 18, 2023

Once a customer is categorized as high risk, you can take whichever risk mitigation actions (cash in advance, strictly enforced low credit limit, etc.) to minimize the chance of bad debt loss. Estimate the expected improvement in cash flow and bad debt risk and its profit impact (lower borrowing and bad debt expense).

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Gaviti

JANUARY 7, 2025

Sending a late payment reminder encourages prompt payment of unpaid invoices, reducing the number of delinquent accounts and minimizes the risk of write-offs and bad debt. Manage customer risk. Minimize outstanding balance and improve cash flow.

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Emagia

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Autonomous Finance Capabilities: Enables intelligent self-driving end-to-end processes for accounts receivable operations including credit management, billing, invoicing, collections, deductions, cash application, cash flow forecasting and treasury management. Key Features and Benefits for CFOs 1.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 15, 2024

As a consequence, commercial accounts receivable (AR) portfolios are at an increasing risk of suffering bad debt losses. The immediate precursor to bad debts is increasing percentages of delinquent receivables, especially in the over 60 and 90 day aging categories. Commensurate with that, the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Poor Credit Management' We’ve already talked about how poor credit decisions can impact sales and collections. In small companies, this may occur due to a lack of credit analysis skills. Here’s more on credit evaluations. Credit management, however, doesn’t stop with the initial customer analysis.

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Credit Management Group UK

APRIL 21, 2024

In order to keep these costs at a minimum, it is essential to ensure you have strict credit management procedures in place. Bad debt There will always be a risk when offering credit of having a bad debt. Bad debt There will always be a risk when offering credit of having a bad debt.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 6, 2024

Too often, extending credit is viewed as a yes or no function. In reality, granting credit is much more complicated. The goal is not preventing bad debt losses but rather maximizing profits. If you should try to eliminate all bad debt losses, chances are you will forego sales to customers that will eventually pay.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Your Virtual Credit Manager (YVCM) previously published an article discussing the pros and cons of Prompt Payment Discounts. The reduction in revenue and margin, while painful, will be a smaller price to pay than a large drop in incoming cash and the higher risk of a larger, damaging, bad debt.

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Enterprise Recovery: Accounts Receivable

JUNE 6, 2024

Credit managers can help your business by ensuring the smooth functioning of credit operations. They are responsible for assessing the creditworthiness of potential clients and managing credit limits to prevent late payments and minimize financial risks.

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Credit Management Group UK

JULY 19, 2023

Small businesses need to ensure they have the most effective credit management systems and skills to tackle late payment seriously, to avoid becoming one of those statistics. Credit management should be ‘customer focused’. Manage disputed invoices by setting a time limit to resolve issues.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 1, 2023

Your Virtual Credit Manager offers expert advice regarding Credit & Collection policy and the selection of services and solutions for improving AR performance. In fact, the specter of a customer filing bankruptcy is a excellent argument for implementing both good system of record and credit policy controls.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 10, 2023

Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash Although defaults resulting in significant bad debt losses are a rare event for trade creditors, much of the focus of AR Management is on credit risk. While credit policy is important, collection efficiency is critical to any organization extending trade credit.

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aptic

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In the wake of the banking crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) defined three grades of non-performing loans: past due, unlikely-to-pay (UTP) and bad loans. Today, the UTP category is more relevant than ever in the field of credit management. To identify UTP debts, you need to pick up on the warning signs in good time.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 18, 2024

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 continue reading and gain insights that help minimize risk when extending credit to new businesses, you must be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 3, 2023

Email us to learn how the experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can help you clean up your AR Ledger and increase cash flow by improving your Collection Process. During 1995, DSO was reduced by an additional 10 percent, and bad-debt write-offs cut in half. This included a 100 percent increase in past due collected.

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