Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 8, 2023

Collecting from other businesses begins as a series of reminders followed by administrative tasks to provide your customer with the information they need to pay your invoice, and can also involve reconciling your information to theirs. Later phase collections require a much heavier reliance on problem solving and negotiation skills.

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Credit Management Group UK

MARCH 4, 2024

Having credit risk processes in place from the outset is ideal, but credit risk management procedures can be implemented at any stage to reduce your exposure to risk of bad debt write off, improve cash flow and protect your profit Below are a few methods to use for managing credit risk.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, there are firms burning through their cash reserves that may still be considered worthy of credit on their next order, but not the order that comes in three months from now. A customer can be paying you with no problems, but then their bank line of credit comes up for review and is drastically cut back by the bank.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

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. To support your decisions get updated credit reports, more recent financial statements (if available) and update the customers supplier payment references.

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Emagia

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

OTC, the main cash flow driver, has many subsets within it, and credit management is more important than it looks on the surface. The top line and bottom line will be positively impacted when a sales order is received and fulfilled, but your business is at risk till you collect cash against the invoice.

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Gaviti

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One possibility is by running a business credit score and report on new customers. What is a Business Credit Score and Report? A business credit score is a rating whose goal is to demonstrate how financially responsible a business is as well as its potential for profitability.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JULY 18, 2023

Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash Commerce between companies is facilitated by a trade credit relationship. When a supplier or vendor grants open credit terms to their business customers, both parties benefit. It’s important to keep in mind Pareto’s theorem when you are approving credit.

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Fundera

JUNE 14, 2016

As a small business owner, chances are you’ve needed to borrow money at one point or another—whether that’s through a term loan , a line of credit , or a specialized product like equipment financing. The better you can describe your business and your need for a loan, the stronger your business credit application will be.

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Emagia

MARCH 15, 2024

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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Emagia

MARCH 15, 2024

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As a small business owner or executive, managing accounts receivable (AR) and navigating through various credit decisions is an integral part of the job. After all, credit and collections is essential to the performance of your order-to-cash (O2C) process and cash conversion cycle.

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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. Offer ends 9/30/23. Subscribe now 2.

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Credit Management Group UK

JULY 11, 2023

Unless your product or service is entirely unique in the marketplace, like the majority of businesses , you will need to extend credit to your customers in order to remain competitive. The downside of extending credit to customers, however, is that it can cost you much more the higher your turnover and the longer your payment terms are.

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TreviPay

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Credit Cards Are Convenient but Not Perfect In many ways, credit cards seem like the answer to an inefficient, error-prone and slow payments process. 2 However, credit cards alone won’t cut it for all B2B purchases, especially for the larger orders corporations often place. So How Do B2B Buyers Prefer to Pay?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 9, 2024

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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The Red Spectrum

MAY 18, 2023

When it comes to managing your finances and building a healthy credit history, understanding how credit card payments affect your credit reports is essential. What Are Credit Bureaus? Before diving into the details, let’s first understand what credit bureaus are.

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MNS Credit Management Group

AUGUST 11, 2023

These vital techniques for effective debt collection in Singapore are covered in this brief guide. Understanding The Singapore Debt Collection Process There are several alternatives in Singapore for recovering debt. Being a developed market, there are both in-court and out-of-court methods for debt collection.

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Emagia

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Most recently that meant talking with a group of leaders in the B2B credit industry as part of NACM South Central’s annual “Day at the Races” event in Louisville, KY. AI can help decrease DSO by improving collections and credit management processes. Can AI Make Reliable and Consistent Decisions When Extending Credit Lines?

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TreviPay

MARCH 20, 2023

Credit management is integral to accounts receivable management. Good credit management supports consistent cash flow, smooth payment collections, customer satisfaction, and much else. Getting B2B credit management right can make a huge difference to a company’s success and growth… What is credit management?

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TreviPay

AUGUST 8, 2023

Credit is a powerful and useful tool, but it should be handled with care… Whether it’s for purchases, mortgages, loan approvals, or B2B financing, many organizations need to create a clear and effective credit decisioning process. What is credit decisioning? What factors play a role in credit decisioning?

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Credit Management Group UK

JULY 19, 2023

Small businesses need to ensure they have the most effective credit management systems and skills to tackle late payment seriously, to avoid becoming one of those statistics. Yet many companies take a ‘sledge hammer’ approach to collecting payment from their customers. Credit management should be ‘customer focused’.

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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. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Emagia

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As NACM Connect ’s Great Lakes Conference closed the final in its trio of fall conferences in Ohio this week, experts from law practices like Lowenstein Sandler LLP and credit report giant Experian warned that corporate bankruptcy numbers are trending worse than any time since the pandemic began about 3 ½ years ago.

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Due

JANUARY 3, 2023

You might get asked similar questions by lenders when you apply for loans and credit cards. To find out, they might check your credit report. What are credit reports, why are they important and what is in them? What is a Credit Report and Why is it Important? Credit Reports vs. Credit Scores.

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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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Emagia

MAY 1, 2024

. “The time has come to take advantage of it in terms of how we do things and how we might be able to do things better,” says David Schmidt, Managing Director at A2 Resources and former longtime contributor with Credit Today. Collections, payment, and invoicing software can reduce the time for preparation and follow-up.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 3, 2023

Over time, AR Ledgers unfortunately tend to collect “Clutter.” Clutter can also cause new orders to be placed on a credit hold when it otherwise would have been automatically released. Share How to Clean Up Your AR Ledger Launch a collection program to collect all past due invoices at least 15 days late.

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Gaviti

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

If late invoice payments cause you to miss loan repayments, it can impact your credit, and, if it continues, can land you in court. Employees who aren’t paid on time will find work elsewhere, making it hard to fulfill future customer requests, and send and collect invoices. These include: Lack of a unified process.

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Gaviti

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

If late invoice payments cause you to miss loan repayments, it can impact your credit, and, if it continues, can land you in court. Employees who aren’t paid on time will find work elsewhere, making it hard to fulfill future customer requests, and send and collect invoices. These include: Lack of a unified process.

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Biz2X

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This rule requires financial institutions to collect and provide data on lending to small businesses, aiming to enhance transparency, accountability, and fair lending practices. Larger lenders are required to collect and report data earlier, with thresholds set to ensure comprehensive coverage.

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RMAi Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Credit cards and debit cards can be confusing. Credit cards allow you to use other people’s money while debit cards only let you spend your own money. How a Credit Card Works: Before you can get a credit card, you will have to complete a credit application. They look the same but behave differently.

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Gaviti

APRIL 3, 2024

Understanding Days Sales Outstanding Days Sales Outstanding, or DSO , is the average number of days it takes a company to collect revenue from an invoice. Accounting operations managers use DSO to calculate the general ability of a company to collect invoices on time for a specific period (e.g. Automate the collections process.

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Eagle Business Credit

MARCH 7, 2024

A working capital line of credit provides this kind of financial support, giving businesses the ability to cover short-term needs. At Eagle Business Credit, we understand the importance of working capital and its role in your business’s growth and stability.

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Abrigo

MAY 30, 2023

Timelines for small business loan data collection and reporting Deadlines for complying with the new CFPB section 1071 rule requirements for financial institutions to collect data on small business loan activities. Takeaway 3 The earliest deadline requires financial institutions to begin collecting data Oct.

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Gaviti

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This may signal that the company’s goods or services are not valuable to customers, that the company is not managed effectively or a difficulty in collecting receivables. Suppliers use it to determine whether or not to extend your credit line. Provide better credit terms for customers who consistently pay in full and on time.

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tillful

JANUARY 11, 2023

A business credit score is similar to your personal credit score in that it serves as a key indicator of your business’s financial health and reliability as a borrower to repay. Why is your business credit score a deciding factor for so many different financial transactions?

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Gaviti

MARCH 3, 2024

For example, RPA in accounts receivable can automate invoice distribution, payments, collections, payment matching and reconciliation. RPA use cases in finance include invoice processing, bank reconciliation, accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing and credit and risk management. Collections analytics.

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