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Are You Keeping A Close Eye On Your Customers?
If you run a b2b business then you may already be aware of how difficult it can be to recover late payments. Often it can seem easier to stop chasing when the costs of doing so outweigh the investment you put in. This is why it’s all the more important to do some detective work…
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What Should A Late Payment Include?
Late payment or debt recovery letters as they are sometimes called can be an effective way to recover debts if they are put together correctly. Here’s some advice on how to compile your own letter and what and how much to include. Before we get started it is also worth noting that you may need…
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January Debt Recovery
January can be a particularly difficult time for business owners. It often takes time to rebuild momentum following a shut down when most staff and employees have been off work for what is often the longest period of the year. While businesses have their problems getting up to speed, they are also more likely to…
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The Simple Way To Reduce Your Risk of Not Getting Paid
The amount of debt written off by business every year in the UK is eye watering but the risk of having your own business suffer can be reduced by a simple thing that is often over looked in small businesses – effective credit control. Of course no business can avoid problem customers. Even the most…
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New Research Highlights the Importance of Getting Paid on Time
The impact of late payments on cashflow is well-known, however a recent survey shows that late payments come with additional consequences for those businesses affected. The survey of 1,233 British businesses commissioned by employee spend management firm, Concur, found that 4 in 10 of those businesses were feeling the impact of late payments. The way…
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Why Time Is Precious In Debt Recovery
A common issue when businesses decide to pursue their customers for unpaid bills is the amount of time that has passed before they get to that stage. Some businesses might leave it for more than a year before they decide to pursue debtors and this often creates some ambiguity into what rights a company has…
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Debt Recovery Just Got Tougher For Businesses
…At least when it comes to recovering money owed by individuals and sole traders following the introduction of a new set of rules introduced this month to ‘speed up’ up the debt recovery process. For anyone who isn’t aware, the new Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims came into force this month (1 October). The new…
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Reputable Debt Collectors Aren’t Gangsters
The one thing that puts people off going to debt recovery companies is the fear they will be getting involved with gangsters who will send out some burly individuals to force people to hand over what they owe. Of course these sorts of people do still exist and in the distant past getting into debt…
