Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In response, two actions were taken: The firm implemented and enforced a new Collection Prioritization Methodology that focused the majority of effort on the 11% of customers who controlled 71% of the past due/high risk AR The company also improved the quality and promptness of its collection contacts The results were impressive.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 6, 2024

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. Share How Much Credit is Prudent for Each Customer?

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. The good news is you can avoid these issues. Did you know?

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. The good news is you can avoid these issues. Did you know?

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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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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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Emagia

JUNE 12, 2023

Credit risk management plays a critical role in the financial health and stability of businesses across industries. It involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating the potential risks associated with extending credit to customers or counterparties. What is Credit Risk Management?

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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

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. Another benefit is that your overall AR portfolio credit risk is reduced. The cash flow and bad debt benefits will usually outweigh the potential lost revenue.

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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. That’s why it is standard to ask on a credit applications the year in which the business was formed. Do you need help managing credit and collections?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

Companies tend to offer more favorable terms to customers with higher credit scores, such as higher credit limits or longer payment terms while imposing stricter terms on higher-risk customers with lower scores. Monitoring Credit Risk : Companies may use credit scores to monitor the credit risk of their existing customers.

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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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This prediction, although bold, is corroborated by the broader economic data, including escalating corporate bankruptcies, tightening loan standards by banks, and the surge in delinquent debt balances and consumer debt. It will also help your prioritize your credit reviews as recommended in item #1. What do you need help with?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks? 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

APRIL 18, 2023

Credit Risk Evaluations : If you purchase Credit Risk Insurance, the insurer will serve as your Credit Department. They will perform credit evaluations on all your customers, and they will exclude customers deemed too risky from their coverage. to minimize the chance of bad debt loss.

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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. It will reduce your Accounts Receivable (AR) balance and the associated elevated credit risk inherent in a larger AR. If not paid by the discount date, the full amount is due in 30 days.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Photo by Willian Cittadin on Unsplash ) Neglecting collections can also lead to longer payment cycles, strained client relationships, and an increase in bad debt. A former client had the necessary credit and collection expertise for their industry. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Who absorbs any potential bad debt loss — does the lender have recourse to return the AR if they cannot collect it versus a non-recourse arrangement? Who performs the Credit & Collection activities — you or the finance company? Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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JSP Credit Management

MAY 10, 2022

At JSP Credit Management it seems were forever talking about globalisation. Something, we might add, that JSP Credit Management absolutely loves, but has something to do with the topic of this blog, on “cultural awareness”. From the outset JSP Credit Management set out to make being culturally aware a conscious effort.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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.

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JSP Credit Management

MAY 26, 2022

But what we do feel duty bound to do is be realistic about the risks that businesses are exposed to when their credit management department is not given its fair share of TLC. Many businesses choose to try and predict future credit risk problems by vetting their customers before they open up a credit account for them.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 22, 2023

The bad news is that nearly 21 percent of last year’s startups will fail this year leaving you with a bad debt on your books if you sold to them on credit terms. Here’s more on setting credit limits. If the customer pays well, you can always consider raising their credit limit.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Faced with a customer with less than stellar credit, the job of the person charged with approving credit is to find terms that allow the sale to go through while also ensuring payment will be secured. There are numerous risk management techniques that can be used to mitigate credit risk, but that’s fodder for another post.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Share Controlling Credit Risk Increasing sales to high margin customers disproportionately increases total gross profit. Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager can now access sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner Accredit. Here’s how?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Creating an Imbalance Between Risks and Rewards While it's prudent to be conservative in financial matters, avoid letting it drift into excessive risk aversion. Effective credit management involves managing risk, not avoiding it entirely. More About Purchasing Credit Reports 5.

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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. Banks make money by lending so they pay close attention to the credit risk of the borrower. Buy Credit Reports 4.

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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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To continue reading and learn how to recognize O2C shortcomings along with seven critical factors for AR success you must be a paid subscriber to Your Virtual Credit Manager. Do you need help assessing your customers’ credit risks? Delaying collection activities can lead to reduced cash flow and bad debt losses.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 3, 2023

Do not match unapplied credits with open deductions and debits unless there is documentation to relate them or you will be in violation of escheatment laws. Refresh the credit risk ratings and credit limits of customers that have not been updated within the past two years. Update your customer master file.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 20, 2023

” As a reader of Your Virtual Credit Manager you are eligible for 50% off the registration fee: Register Online Or call 866-352-9539 — Discount code: A5307986 — Priority code: 15999 What Can Be Done? As economic headwinds build, business leaders tend to batten down the hatches by cutting cost and minimizing risk.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. The good news is you can avoid these issues. Did you know?

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Credit Management Group UK

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Every company should credit check their potential customers prior to carrying out work with them; or at least credit check ones with higher value orders. There are specific things that you should look out for on a credit risk report that should give you an effective overview of your customer’s credit risk.

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Lockstep

JUNE 15, 2022

For B2B businesses, credit management is essential for accounts receivable (AR) management success. Proper, healthy credit management allows for steady cash flow, better collections management and a manageable days sales outstanding (DSO). . Getting Started . External and Supporting Data .

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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.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This software firm did not actively manage its AR. The company ended up writing off millions of dollars in bad debt. In addition, bad debt and concession expenses decreased by several million dollars annually. For this company, and for most companies in B2B markets, managing AR is an important function.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 21, 2023

In addition to the effect of inflation, AR loses value as a result of profit dilution (when customers do not pay you the full invoice value due to payment deductions or disputes) and bad debt losses. The role of credit should not be focused on preventing bad debt losses, but rather maximizing profits.

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TreviPay

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

By offering protection against non-payment, trade credit insurance helps businesses avoid financial strain, improve cash flow and maintain a stable credit management process. How Does Trade Credit Insurance Work? Indemnity Percentage: The indemnity percentage refers to the portion of the debt covered by the insurer.

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