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Effective Communication Strategies for Collecting Past Due Accounts

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On a phone call, you should provide a summary of the amount past due, such as “$10,000 over 30 days past due” or reference one or two large past due invoices (number, amount, and due date), but no more. The key issue is securing a commitment to pay the past due invoices.

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Mitigating Commercial Credit Fraud

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When a fraud isn’t quickly detected, legal action to recover past due invoices can impact unaware customers. In the movie “9 to 5” the general manager is having product shipped to a warehouse he controls in order to sell the goods on the side—an all to common scenario. Share Read more

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Position Your AR to Enhance Working Capital

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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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Dealing with Difficult Debtors

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Moreover, if you are trying to collect from a small business, you may have to deal with the owner, who will have a lot on their plate in addition to their debt to your company. until July 31, 2024, you can take advantage of our Independence Day Sale to lock your subscription to Your Virtual Credit Manager at $34.99

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Be Prepared to Shoot Down Your Customer's Payment Excuses

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Keep these three things in mind: Identify ALL the invoices that are outstanding and past due. You want to collect any small partial balances and recently past due invoices as well as the oldeest and largest past due balances. Do you need help managing credit and collections?

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Revive Your Cash Flow!

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Quality control issues that slip through production and or arise during distribution are not usually discovered until after the invoice is billed — most likely by the collector. Do you need help collecting past due receivables or understanding your customer portfolio risks? Share Read more

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash When small businesses add customers and increase sales, their company’s Accounts Receivable (AR) will grow. 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.