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Moving Beyond DSO

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(Photo by Carlos Muza on Unsplash ) A Framework for Choosing Suitable AR Metrics Businesses should carefully assess their specific needs, objectives, and operating context when selecting metrics for accounts receivable (AR) performance measurement. We are currently offering 33 percent off our standard small business consulting rates.

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President's Day Sale

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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

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Accounts receivable (AR) represent the amounts owed your business by your customers for the purchase of goods or services delivered on credit. Because AR constitutes one of largest assets on your books, proactively managing accounts receivable is crucial for the financial health of your business. Nobody anticipated Covid.

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Debt Collection Mistakes Can Prove Costly

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If you sell on open credit terms, you need to plan on having to expend time and resources collecting from those customers that don’t pay when due. Doing too much of these preventative activities will leave insufficient time and resources for collections. Here then are eleven mistakes that business debt collectors should avoid: 1.

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Late Payments: Reasons and Remedies

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Photo by Pierre Bamin on Unsplash There are any number of reasons a business may pay beyond your terms of sale. Some of the reasons for paying slow are more serious than others, but they all impact your cash flow and your collection efforts. Changing Conditions: These are often a precursor to cash flow problems.

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Member business lending: How to leverage MBL for credit union growth

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Develop an MBL program while mitigating risk Credit unions looking for alternate paths to growth in today's rising rate environment may be primed to leverage member business lending. A common mistake is underestimating the resources and expertise required to maintain a successful program. Takeaway 2 Start slow.

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Divide and Conquer Your Past Due AR

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Over complicating your collection approach, however, can absorb way too much scarce time and diminish results in terms of cash collected and the elimination of past due balances. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your small business customers. Treating them all the same is a sure path to mediocre results.