Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In our case, we found our readers had an affinity for articles on identifying collection risks and the best ways of dealing with past due balances. Hopefully, these insights will help you with your collection efforts Not a subscriber … why don’t you take advantage of a YVCM subscription?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 14, 2023

Commercial collections is no different. Collection myths can be found at the very root of bad decisions as well as informing counter-productive activities. Adhering to collection myths more often than not leads to bad outcomes. Simply put, collection myths get in the way of doing the best job possible. Subscribe now 1.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 5, 2024

Finding the time and resources to accomplish all the collection activities required to do a good job is a constant challenge. Most small companies come up short because when there isn’t a dedicated employee responsible for credit and collections, the owner or CFO have more important things to do.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

AUGUST 15, 2023

Consequently, your collection process needs to adapt to each situation if you are going to realize the best outcomes possible. A one size fits all approach to collections will not achieve as high a level of recoveries and cash flow as a strategic approach to collections. That’s the reason for collection strategies.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

Commercial credit scores predict the likelihood of a business fulfilling its financial obligations, particularly regarding debt repayment and trade credit. Commercial credit scores are often not as well understood as consumer credit scores such as FICO.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For a small business owner or executive, navigating credit decisions can be challenging, especially when they clash with the goals of other stakeholders within the company. It's essential, however, for everybody to recognize that credit decisions also have broader implications across various aspects of company operations.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Forecasting cash receipts from AR starts with a listing of every invoice owed you by every customer (net of any payments already made and credit memos issued). Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers. Forecasts predict if you will have enough cash to meet your expenditures.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Photo by Ralph Hutter on Unsplash Confronted with high interest rates and inflation, and heading into a what is increasingly looking like a recession, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) will probably need to use a Collection Agency more than they have in the past. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 2, 2024

Contacting customers to pay past due amounts (collecting) is an essential element of accounts receivable (AR) management. For most firms, late customer payments are a frequent occurrence and collecting them can be a difficult task. Collections also has to be done effectively with minimal alienation of customers.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Credit Policy is an inextricable part of a company’s Sales Policy. If you choose to sell on open credit, the terms you offer are in effect part of the price. If you discuss credit terms with a competitor, you are in violation of anti-trust statutes forbidding price fixing. What’s Right for Your Firm?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Photo by Icons8 Team on Unsplash Commercial collections is not unlike convincing somebody to buy something, but people with that talent tend to go into Sales. For most people, however, collecting B2B debts is an acquired skill. Those of us who have spent our careers in credit and collections, fell into the profession.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Frequently there is a small window of opportunity for getting paid sooner rather than later. If their collection efforts are more aggressive than yours, the customer will tend to pay your competitor sooner, while you end up waiting for this mutual customer to accumulate additional funds to pay you. All these situations are avoidable.

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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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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MARCH 12, 2024

As a result, trade credit, where businesses extend financing to customers, is undergoing rapid advancements, but it also poses high risks, especially in assessing creditworthiness, dealing with economic fluctuations, and fraud. Are there past due accounts you are trying to collect? it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 6, 2023

People who are new to business collections are inclined to fall into one of several patterns. Seldom does a new collector appreciate the need for a balanced, holistic approach to debt collections. In time, as they become more familiar with the process of collecting, their productivity increases.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Photo by NoWah Bartscher on Unsplash Collecting past due balances takes skill, but not rocket science level skill. Once you have made a few collection calls it gets easier. Furthermore, in a commercial credit environment you seldom are dealing with the owner, but rather an employee and the money is not coming out of their own pocket.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

And yet, at the end of each month, we felt both awkward and put out by the reality of having to chase clients for payments, even though we had worked around the clock so their businesses could succeed. Why not share this newsletter with your small business customers? Getting paid can be a pain. The list can go on.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JANUARY 23, 2024

Approving a customer for credit terms is merely the first step in an open credit relationship. Economic circumstances may cause you to tighten your credit policies and customer credit limits. Even more likely are changes to a customer’s business. Situations change, both for you and for your customer.

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incfile

JANUARY 6, 2023

To get ready to file your business taxes , you’ll want to take note of the common tax deductions and credits in this list. If you find some that apply to your business, be sure to collect the necessary paperwork and submit it on your business taxes or hand it off to your accounting service.

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Eagle Business Credit

JULY 21, 2023

When small businesses are looking for cash, one overlooked option is invoice financing. Essentially, you turn your open receivables into immediate capital that you can use for supplies, payroll, or other business costs to support your growth. At Eagle, we offer invoice financing that looks like a debt-free line of credit.

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Eagle Business Credit

MAY 18, 2023

69% of small business owners have cash flow concerns that keep them up at night according to The State of Small Business Cash Flow by Intuit that surveyed 3,000 small business owners about their cash flow. Cash flow is the lifeblood of your business. Cash is king.

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Eagle Business Credit

AUGUST 21, 2023

Running a small business can get hectic. Small business owners constantly have to juggle multiple priorities, and inevitably you will drop a ball or two. When your time is stretched thin, your business could suffer. Here is how to keep control of your small business.

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Lendio

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

There are many different kinds of small business loans, making it essential to do your research before beginning any application process. The 11 most popular types of small business loans The following information covers the common routes entrepreneurs take to get the capital they need.

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Eagle Business Credit

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Growing businesses require more funding, and when 82% of failed businesses cite cash flow problems as a cause, it is smarter to find a funding source sooner rather than later. Here are some debt-based small business financing options. Conceding control of your business is daunting to any proud entrepreneur.

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Lendio

APRIL 21, 2023

In prior years, there were several business tax brackets. Note that this tax rate may be reduced by tax credits (such as the R&D credit or certain employment-related credits). Sales Tax Sales tax is collected by sellers based on the price of each sale. But, as of 2023, corporations pay a flat rate of 21%.

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The Red Spectrum

MAY 8, 2023

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. However, starting and running a business requires much capital. As a result, most entrepreneurs depend on small business financing to get their ventures off the ground. In recent years, the small business financing landscape has undergone significant changes.

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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. Credit evaluations prevent more bad debts than collection efforts.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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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MNS Credit Management Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In addition to giving solicitors instructions to start legal proceedings, we also offer credit management services including sending letters of demand prior to legal action, a service that looks into a company’s history, credit reports, and status reports. When a client owes a business money, consumer collections take place.

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Due

APRIL 15, 2024

America’s small businesses face unprecedented challenges. Small business bankruptcy filings increased 78% over the past year, driven by impending changes to bankruptcy law and ongoing uncertainty about the overall economic outlook. As a business owner, you indeed wish things could be easier.

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Lendio

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The availability of dependable cash flow can have a big impact on the success of a small business. Yet a 2021 report from the Federal Reserve shows that, when businesses applied for financing, nearly 60% of applicants were either outright denied or able to borrow only a portion of the money they needed. . Time in Business Min.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 23, 2024

” (Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash ) This applies to credit and collections as well as anything else. Credit analysts should also review past decisions to improve their future performance regarding approvals, limits and term setting. it just might help them collect faster enabling them to pay you sooner.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 27, 2022

This is why companies continue to sell to business customers that appear to be facing financial difficulty. 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. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Eagle Business Credit

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following the sharp but short Covid Recession, roughly 5 million small businesses closed shop in the first six months after the economic shutdown, but commercial bankruptcies did not begin increasing until May of 2023, ostensibly due to the government’s economic stimulus programs. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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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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