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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Share A Case in Point A parts distributor was having difficulty with collections and high dispute volumes. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent. it just might help them pay you sooner! Revenue or Profits?

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If you are just getting started working on a collections backlog, we recommend first going after customers with higher probabilities of default, followed by the customers with large amounts past due (to provide cash flow for your business).

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Is Your AR Management up to the Task?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Poor Credit Controls: Poor credit control practices can result in providing goods or services to high-risk accounts that are likely to pay beyond terms or even default on payments. Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash When a company’s AR under-performs, the consequences are substantial. An under performing AR.

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Past Due to Bad Debt: How to Segment Customers by Risk & Implement Collections Strategies that Match

Bectran

In a recent survey report by Atradius , respondents asserted that bad debt accounted for 8% of all their B2B invoices, with a further 50% being past due. The inherent risk of default in businesses extending credit makes bad debt accumulation more than a cursory concern, it is a challenge that can strike at the heart of your operations.