Category: Payment Plan

  • What’s the difference between credit management and debt collection?

    Running a business isn’t easy and it often means juggling lots of different parts – dealing with money coming in is one of the trickiest. Two things that play a big role in this are credit management and debt collection. They’re often talked about together, but they actually handle very different parts of the payment…

  • Handling Payment Excuses: How to Keep Your Cash Flow Steady

    Listening to payment excuses is one of the most frustrating parts of running a business. While excuses are inevitable, understanding the common ones and knowing how to address them effectively can save you time and protect your cash flow. Timely payments are essential for a business to function, and chasing overdue invoices diverts valuable resources…

  • If you are in debt, seeking help can provide a range of benefits

    If you are in debt, seeking help can provide a range of benefits. Here are some of the ways that getting help can be beneficial: Reduced Stress: Debt can cause significant stress and anxiety, especially if you are struggling to make ends meet. Seeking help can provide a sense of relief and reduce your stress…

  • Retail Home Shopping

    Consumers don’t need to venture outside of their front door to shop for home, personal, gifts and gardening items. There are 24 hour television channels dedicated solely to the home shopping audience. The internet also serves as an easy way to click a shopping basket full of items that, many times, are bought on a…

  • Small UK Businesses to consider insolvency to escape COVID loans

    An article from The Financial Times has revealed that small businesses in the UK are seeking advice on ways to escape dangerous levels of debt built up in government-backed loans during the Covid-19 pandemic, with some considering prepack administrations. Begbies Traynor, the listed restructuring company, said its analysis showed more than half of UK businesses…

  • Payment holidays are due to end on October 31, but there is still a way to get financial support

    Martin Lewis urges people with debt to apply for a payment holiday before the support ends in a few days. Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to anyone across the UK struggling with their finances due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Writing in the latest edition of the MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter, the consumer champion had…

  • Your options when a debt becomes overdue

    Once an invoice exceeds its credit terms, the likelihood of collecting the debt decreases as it grows older, which is why it’s worrying to see that 30% of businesses now classify more than 10% of their debtor book as over 90 days old. DIY Firstly, if you have a dedicated credit control team in house…

  • 3 common late payment excuses and how to handle them

    Learn how to deal with these three common late payment excuses efficiently to get paid quicker. If your client is constantly deflecting your requests for payment and you’re beginning to worry that your invoices are never going to get paid, it’s time to tackle the problem head-on. Before you make another phone call to chase…