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Is Granting Credit Terms Worth the Risk?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Just 25 years ago, credit executives were primarily concerned with financial risks — except of course for the Y2K bug that briefly stole the spotlight. Back then, the main question was simple: will this account pay us? Delinquency risk and the risk of default were the primary focus.

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Trade Credit Insurance for Businesses: Definition, Benefits & How It Works

TreviPay

Trade credit insurance has become a vital tool for businesses looking to protect themselves from the risk of non-payment by customers. This type of insurance acts as a safety net, covering unpaid invoices when clients default or face financial difficulties. Higher-risk customers or industries lead to higher premiums.

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9 Trade Credit Traps to Avoid

Your Virtual Credit Manager

By avoiding the following common traps, or myths if you will, businesses can minimize the risk of non-payment or default and make better informed decisions about extending credit to other businesses that will boost sales and profits. In fact, most credit reports have a limited amount of information about their subject.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The key factors informing your prioritization scheme are: The amount of the past due accounts receivable (AR) The age of the past due AR (e.g, When cash flow is critical, you may even want to reach out to key customer or high risk accounts about a week before payment is due. 15 days or 120 days?)

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Balancing Credit Sales with Profits

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Purchasing Credit Insurance, however, will only reduce the risk problem if: The policy covers the financially weak, higher risk customers. Credit Insurance policies often exclude individual, high risk accounts. Insurers want to be paid for the risk they bear. The policy cost is acceptable.

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Complete Guide To Credit Control For Business

Know-It Global

It involves managing credit sales and making informed credit decisions, ensuring timely payment from customers, and minimising bad debt. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of credit control practices and strategies that your business can implement to mitigate credit risk, reduce debtor days and boost cashflow!