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Due Diligence Doesn't End with the Credit Application

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Furthermore, new businesses and small businesses tend to have high failure rates, and there is good reason to believe a wave of defaults is coming. If the European parent company defaulted, the North American subsidiary would be pulled into bankruptcy even though its operations were profitable.

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Do You Know Which Customers Are Likely to Pay Late?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

However, over the course of a year there will be events and situations that will cause these patterns to change. Difficulties arise when an event or situation causes significant changes in customer payment patterns. The good news is that many of the events and situations that result in slowing payment are fairly easy to recognize.

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The Keys to On-boarding New Customers Smartly and Efficiently

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Just click on this link to open an account and start getting the commercial credit Intel you need. ” Require every customer to sign a credit agreement that spells out your terms and conditions, including late charges and collection fees in the event of delinquency or default.

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What Triggers Your Collection Efforts?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

.” Triggers, events or situations that require an immediate response, help take care of the aforementioned contingencies that crop up during the collection process. Recognizing trigger events allows you to change course during your collection process to address emerging situations. it just might help them pay you sooner.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Share Read on to learn six actions you can begin doing today to reduce the exposure of your AR portfolio to customers that are at risk of delinquency and default, and an additional three longer term initiatives you can implement that provide the added benefit of boosting future AR performance. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Use Caution Extending Credit to Startup Companies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

That’s why it is standard to ask on a credit applications the year in which the business was formed. Years in business is a critical factor in the assessment of credit risk along with number of employees, which can be a good proxy for sales volume, something private businesses are not always willing to disclose.

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What is a Credit Opinion Report?

MNS Credit Management Group

The Credit Opinion Report Rating and the Probability of Insolvency of MNS Credit Management Group are assessment elements that estimate the company’s capacity to repay its credit in the future. Payment defaults and delivery issues can be disastrous for your company. What Does Custom Credit Opinion Mean?