Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 14, 2023

If a company executive is not the primary collector, there is nothing wrong with them giving it a try. A large percentage of past due invoices are caused by up-stream problems in the order-to-cash process. A large percentage of past due invoices are caused by up-stream problems in the order-to-cash process.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 5, 2024

If you send an email or text you can attach a copy of their account statement and/or invoice ccopies. On a phone call, you should summarize all amounts past due, such as “you owe $10,000 that is over 30 days past due” or reference one or two large past due invoices (number, amount and due date), but no more.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 16, 2024

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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 13, 2022

People do not aspire to become commercial debt collectors. Many of us went to college and got degrees in business administration or accounting or even liberal arts and science, but due to the vagaries of providence ended up getting jobs handling credit and collectors. Nobody grows up wanting to be a bill collector.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 17, 2023

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!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 3, 2023

Share How to Clean Up Your AR Ledger Launch a collection program to collect all past due invoices at least 15 days late. Match as many unapplied payments and unapplied credit memos to open invoices, deductions, and debit memos as possible. Please share this newsletter with your small business customers.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 25, 2023

A ssign Collections to an Existing Employee : In this case you need to consider if the person you choose has the time and talent to be an effective collector. What are the other tasks that will not get done or be delayed because of the time you devote to collections?

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