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How MNS can help to Prevent Bad Debts in 2023: Expert Advice from a Debt Collector

MNS Credit Management Group

Bad debt recovery: What is it? The money that your company receives after writing off bad debt as uncollectible is known as bad debt recovery. When the borrower is unable to repay the lender within the allotted time, the bad debt recovery process is initiated. How can bad debts be recouped?

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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If a company executive is not the primary collector, there is nothing wrong with them giving it a try. Because collectors are charged with the collection of past due receivables, they end up having to clean up the problems resulting from errors and discrepancies caused by sales, fulfillment and billing.

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Debt Collection Mistakes Can Prove Costly

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Here then are eleven mistakes that business debt collectors should avoid: 1. Ignoring Customer Disputes When a customer disputes an invoice or has issues with the services your business provided, it’s up to the collector to investigate before making additional collection demands beyond asking for payment of non-disputed items.

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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

During 1995, DSO was reduced by an additional 10 percent, and bad-debt write-offs cut in half. The volume of collection contact was inadequate, and individual collector performance was highly variable since it was not tracked. Collection training was conducted to ensure every Collector used Best Practice techniques.

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Can A Robot Be A Better Debt Collector Than Us?

JSP Credit Management

If AI can be used to handle complex legal matters, credit lending decisions and the distribution of work for millions of people then the question is could it also be used to undertake the entire debt collection process? Well, let’s look at it from the owner of the debt’s perspective. or contact us on 01827 66820 to discuss your needs.

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Should You Outsource AR Management?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Smaller agencies will often work with small companies whose collection requirements involve much less than one FTE (full-time equivalent employee) — large agencies typically want enough business from their clients to support a half-time or full-time collector. to minimize the chance of bad debt loss.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Assign Collections to an Existing Employee : When doing this you need to consider if the person being assigned collection duties has the time and demeanor to be an effective collector. Again, you need to also keep in mind the impact from putting other tasks on a back burner. it just might help them pay you sooner!