Know-It Global

APRIL 26, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. When you sign up for a free Know-it account you’ll also get a free business credit report!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 16, 2023

When a commercial account wants to buy your product, chances are they will want credit terms. Business credit, also known as trade credit, facilitates the flow of goods and services between business trading partners. The purpose behind extending trade credit is to facilitate the sale of some other product or service.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Accounts receivable (AR) represent the amounts owed your business by your customers for the purchase of goods or services delivered on credit. The other factor is the credit worthiness of your customers, which you can impact, but cannot guarantee. Especially in these times of high interest rates and economic uncertainty.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

This prediction, although bold, is corroborated by the broader economic data, including escalating corporate bankruptcies, tightening loan standards by banks, and the surge in delinquent debt balances and consumer debt. For more on credit evaluations, check out this post. Here’s more on setting credit limits.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Processing Delays There are several AR activities that often take longer than they should and therefore cause delays: processing credit applications, approving orders, generating invoices, and posting payments. Credit evaluations, however, often take time. In small companies, this may occur due to a lack of credit analysis skills.

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Know-It Global

JULY 5, 2023

Maintaining a healthy cashflow through credit control is crucial for the long-term success and sustainability of any enterprise, especially against the backdrop of soaring insolvencies and record instances of late payment. One effective strategy for achieving this goal is to implement a robust credit control system.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. When you sign up for a free Know-it account you’ll also get a free business credit report!

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. When you sign up for a free Know-it account you’ll also get a free business credit report!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 10, 2023

Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash Although defaults resulting in significant bad debt losses are a rare event for trade creditors, much of the focus of AR Management is on credit risk. Banks make money by lending so they pay close attention to the credit risk of the borrower. What are these barriers?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If your sales are consummated via payment at the point of sale, which may involve “pay with order” or “pay on delivery” protocols involving a credit card or an online e-payment product, managing Accounts Receivable (AR) will not be big issue for you. The company ended up writing off millions of dollars in bad debt.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Share Controlling Credit Risk Increasing sales to high margin customers disproportionately increases total gross profit. Explore options such as third party security on the debt owed you: Credit Insurance, an irrevocable Letter of Credit, obtaining collateral by filing a UCC Security Agreement, or a Guaranty of the debt by a third party.

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MNS Credit Management Group

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Many businesses that owe money to creditors use debt collectors, who work for a fee or a portion of the total amount collected. Some debt collectors are also debt purchasers; these businesses buy debt below its face value and then make an effort to collect the entire amount owed. Key Takeaways.

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Eastern Credit Management Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

There are two places that you can institute policies around to help minimize your risk of overdue accounts receivable before you extend credit to your customer and after the overdue account is accrued. A detailed credit application does two things, it informs your customer of the terms and conditions of the credit you extend.

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MNS Credit Management Group

AUGUST 7, 2023

However, there is always the possibility of loan default. Lenders are picky about whose businesses they give credit to. A company that does not have a sufficient corporate credit score may struggle to obtain crucial loans. What is a company credit score? Business Credit Scores Are Determined By A Number Of Things.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. When you sign up for a free Know-it account you’ll also get a free business credit report!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now that you understand that your customer has become a liability, it’s time to review their credit worthiness again so you can make informed choices. Order a new credit report, request updated financial statements, and re-check the references provided when they first applied for credit.

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Emagia

JUNE 12, 2023

Credit risk management plays a critical role in the financial health and stability of businesses across industries. It involves identifying, assessing, and mitigating the potential risks associated with extending credit to customers or counterparties. What is Credit Risk Management? Credit Risk Management Steps?

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Know-It Global

JUNE 14, 2023

Offering trade credit can bring a huge boost to your business! One effective strategy that accomplishes both goals is offering trade credit. This is an arrangement where businesses extend credit to their customers, allowing them to purchase goods or services and pay at a later date.

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Know-It Global

MAY 8, 2023

As a business owner, it’s essential to understand and manage credit risk to maintain a healthy cash flow and avoid financial losses. Credit risk is the potential for a borrower to fail to repay a loan or credit extended to them. When you sign up for a free Know-it account you’ll also get a free business credit report!

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Gaviti

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Essentially, it’s a tool used in accrual accounting as a way of tracking bad debt up front with the end goal of maintaining more accurate financial statements. ADA is paired with bad debt expenses on your company’s balance sheet, meaning that when you fail to collect on an invoice, ADA is credited and bad debt expense is debited.

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MNS Credit Management Group

MAY 28, 2022

The Debt collections business is primed for even greater transformation in 2022, which should come as no surprise. Keep track of these items if you’re a developing collecting company to strengthen your operations, increase productivity, and improve client satisfaction. What is the Operating system for Debt Collection?

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Know-It Global

JULY 26, 2023

Evaluate and improve your credit terms Begin by assessing your current credit terms and ensure they are reasonable and aligned with industry standards. Consider shortening the credit period, tightening credit limits, or implementing stricter credit approval processes. Struggling for time?

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Serrala

MARCH 14, 2024

Read more Centralise and standardize to improve customer engagement and reduce time to pay with the most comprehensive collections and dispute management solutions available. Read more Automate your credit risk management lifecycle value with AI-enabled processes to help protect your bottom line and improve trust.

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Serrala

MARCH 14, 2024

Read more Centralise and standardize to improve customer engagement and reduce time to pay with the most comprehensive collections and dispute management solutions available. Read more Automate your credit risk management lifecycle value with AI-enabled processes to help protect your bottom line and improve trust.

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Serrala

MARCH 14, 2024

With our AI-powered cash application, AP automation, collections and disputes, and Bill Pay solutions, your company can achieve high AR automation, collections, and payment matching rates of up to 99%. Read more Stay secure and compliant safeguard your business against legal, data, cyber, and financial risk with minimal overhead.

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Serrala

MARCH 14, 2024

With our AI-powered cash application, collections and disputes, credit risk management, and Bill Pay solutions, your company can achieve high AR automation and payment matching rates of up to 99%. Read more Our solutions give you the power to automate processes across your credit risk management lifecycle.

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billtrust

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The primary goals of accounts receivable The best KPI for accounts receivable Ten AR optimization goals you should accomplish How to get paid faster with key collection strategies How accounts receivable automation can eliminate manual tasks. After all, staying in business is hard if you can’t collect the money your customers owe you.

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Emagia

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Automation of accounts receivable is the process of automating various manual tasks involved AR process like invoicing, collecting, and tracking receivable to ensure timely collection. Credit Management The starting point in the AR process is credit check, though that is part of broader OTC process.

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Fundera

DECEMBER 29, 2019

There are a couple of reasons why you might want to write off an invoice in QuickBooks : Bad debt. In either case, if a customer defaults on a payment, it’s important to recognize this default properly in your books by writing off the invoice. If you delete the invoice, you will lose this information.

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Know-It Global

JUNE 20, 2023

Credit control is a vital aspect of financial management for businesses. It involves managing credit sales and making informed credit decisions, ensuring timely payment from customers, and minimising bad debt. Setting Up Credit Control Processes 1.1

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 13, 2023

Open Credit Terms dominate the Business-to-Business (B2B) marketplace. Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash There are two types of credit risk that arise from selling on open credit terms: Customers paying beyond terms (past due) reduce your cash flow. Far more damaging is a customer that defaults (never pays).

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Gaviti

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As accounting processes continue to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly clear that harnessing the power of technology can help businesses streamline their operations and make more informed decisions. Below, we’re reviewing some of the top accounts receivable challenges in 2023 and offering quick ways to shore up your collections process.

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