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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. it just might help them pay you sooner! What do you need help with?

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Effective collections is the single most important factor for achieving reliable cash inflows. Effective collections can also reduce bad debt losses by compensating for a liberal or weak Credit Control function. The solution to the collections challenge therefore starts with Prioritization.

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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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Is Granting Credit Terms Worth the Risk?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Imagine a world where extending trade credit was completely risk-free, and granting open terms of sale to business customers required no second thought. In such an ideal scenario, every customer would have both the ability and the integrity to pay their bills in full and on time, eliminating any need for a credit management.

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Streamlining Debt Collection: Leveraging Technology for Success!

Eastern Credit Management Services

As a trusted Canadian Debt Collection Agency, Eastern Credit Management Services (ECMS) understands the importance of streamlining debt collection processes to maintain strong client relationships and achieve optimal results. To streamline your debt collection process, embrace a multi-channel communication approach.

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9 Trade Credit Traps to Avoid

Your Virtual Credit Manager

When a commercial account wants to buy your product, chances are they will want credit terms. Business credit, also known as trade credit, facilitates the flow of goods and services between business trading partners. The purpose behind extending trade credit is to facilitate the sale of some other product or service.

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How to Improve Task Prioritization for A/R Collections Teams

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This refers to organizing and categorizing customer accounts according to their creditworthiness and likelihood of payment. It adds an extra step to credit extension and A/R processes, but it saves organizations time they would otherwise spend hunting payments for invoices. How Prioritization Strategies Improve Collections Performance.