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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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Why is B2B Credit Automation Critical in The Digital Era?

Emagia

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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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

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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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

Gaviti

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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What is Credit Risk Management: Principles, Examples, and Best Practices

Emagia

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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The Keys to On-boarding New Customers Smartly and Efficiently

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash We’re not saying you shouldn’t bother with credit evaluations — just that you shouldn’t waste time with a one size fits all process when most decisions are easily made. We discuss the key components of financial analysis in How Do You Determine if a Customer is Worthy of Credit?

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Accounts Receivable Analysis: Meaning, Objectives, Importance

Gaviti

Are you offering enough or too much credit to customers? Are you able to collect invoices on all of the revenue your business generates? Are we offering the right amount of credit to customers based on their creditworthiness? That could also involve severing ties with the client and selling the debt to a collection agency.