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Strategies for Navigating Elevated Interest Rates

Your Virtual Credit Manager

There has always been a strong correlation between the cost of funds and accounts receivable (AR) management. In such a time of easy money, receivables management becomes less critical and credit policies tend toward laxity. Where Are Interest Rates Headed? it just might help them pay you sooner.

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Resolve to Be More Proactive in 2024

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Then last week we looked at credit hold best practices. From a credit management perspective, these are largely reactive topics. In fact, once you decide to sell a customer on open credit, most of the accounts receivable (AR) management tasks that follow have a reactive component. There is nothing wrong with that.

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Four Goals Guaranteed to Improve Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If you are an executive at a small or mid-sized business, chances are you are in the process of putting together a budget for 2024, or have already done so. Maybe you have factored in an incremental improvement in DSO, but how much thought have you given to how you are going to meet that budgeted goal?

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Increase the Liquidity of Your Receivables Portfolio

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Turning your inventory over faster and your payables slower will add cash to your balance sheet, as will raising capital by selling shares in your company or getting a loan or line of credit. The other option you have involves improving the performance of your accounts receivable (AR). Subscribe now 1.

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Accelerate Cash Flow with an Early Pay Discount

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Subscribe now Impact of Offering Discounts From the seller’s perspective, the effect on revenue from offering an early pay discount needs to be weighed against the potential reduction in Accounts Receivable (AR) carrying costs, bad debt and collection expenses. Lower AR Carrying Costs: These are simply the cost of financing your AR.

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It's Time for a Layered Approach to Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The evolution of Accounts Receivables (AR) automation has revolutionized our collection strategies. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. We are currently offering 33 percent off our standard small business consulting rates.

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Get Ready for a Wave of Commercial Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Clearly, the level of Business Credit Risk is going to remain elevated as we move through 2024, bringing with it the potential for corresponding increases in bad debt and delinquency. The good news is that there are a number of actions you can take to reduce your loss exposure and shore up your accounts receivable (AR).