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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash When small businesses add customers and increase sales, their company’s Accounts Receivable (AR) will grow. What are the other tasks that will not get done or be delayed because of the time you devote to Collections ? it just might help them pay you sooner!

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“Must Have” Metrics for Receivables Management

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Monitoring and tracking cash is a critically important activity for most small businesses (for more on that subject, check out “ Taking the Crystal Ball out of Cash Flow Forecasting ”). Do you need help collecting past due receivables or understanding your customer portfolio risks?

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The top lending & credit risk blogs of the year

Abrigo

The most-read lending & credit blogs in 2023 Probability of default, CECL model validation, and stress testing were among Abrigo's top blogs on ALM, CECL, and portfolio risk this year. download NOW Takeaway 1 The most popular blog posts on the Abrigo site reflect many of the priorities community banks and credit unions had in 2023.

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The Essential Connection: Small Business Working Capital and Profit

Eagle Business Credit

Starting a small business can be an exciting venture filled with dreams of success and profitability. In this article, we will explore the essential relationship between working capital and profit, breaking down complex financial concepts into digestible bites for small business owners.

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A step-by-step guide to financial institution strategic planning

Abrigo

King outlined the following best practices for developing and refreshing your strategic plan and encouraged banks and credit unions to make them an integral part of board meetings. Identify your questions about the institution and what data and dashboards you need to answer them. Learn to identify emerging CRE credit risk red flags.

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An Inconvenient Truth about the Cash Conversion Cycle

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Inevitably you will need to initiate collection activities; in other words, start requesting past due customers pay what they owe your firm for goods and/or services provided on credit terms. 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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Experian Business Credit Scores, Explained

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Looking to learn the ins and outs of Experian business credit scores ? as a consumer credit reporting company, but it also collects information on millions of businesses and provides business credit reporting services. What is an Experian business credit score ? We’ve got you covered.