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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

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The primary way most companies measure AR performance involves looking at the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metric. Accelerating sales can increase DSO, but most often the cause is problems in the order-to-cash (O2C) pipeline affecting collections. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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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. The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions.

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Tackling Customers that Always Pay Late

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Learn More About Consulting Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager can access sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner accredit. Learn More About Credit Reports Please share this newsletter with your small business customers.

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Is It Too Late to Achieve Your End-of-Year DSO Goals?

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Chances are, there is a lot that needs to be done in terms of accounts receivable (AR) management between now and December 31st, especially if you are short of your Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) goals. Learn More About Credit Reports Please share this newsletter with your small business customers.

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Are Your Collection Efforts Getting the Priority They Deserve?

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billion in annual sales was dissatisfied with the management of its Accounts Receivable (AR). Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was at 63 days on predominantly Net 30 day terms. Learn More About Credit Reports Please share this newsletter with your small business customers. Share Read more

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The Dynamics Behind AR Automation

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A new accounting system designed for custom manufacturers, with very little collections functionality, even less than the previous system, had been implemented by ERICO before I was hired to fix the mess it had created for the credit function — a Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) in excess of 90 days.

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

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For a small business owner or executive, navigating credit decisions can be challenging, especially when they clash with the goals of other stakeholders within the company. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers. it just might help them pay you sooner!