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How To Improve Your Debt Recovery Processes
Late payments can have a major impact on business survival therefore it is crucial that an effective process is in place to tackle the problem before it gets out of hand. As with any effective operation, preparation is the key and there is a lot that can be done to streamline your business debt recovery…
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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…
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3 Top Tips To Help You Recover Debts
Being owed money is an unfortunate side effect of doing business for many company owners and recovering them can cause further pain when the process becomes a long, drawn out affair, which is often the case with bad customers. So help you recover you debts as quickly as possible here are 3 top tips to…
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Why SMEs Should Claim Late Payment Interest
A recent report from Siemens Financial services has revealed that late payments are costing UK SMEs £250 billion pounds worth of liquid cash flow. This reveals the extent of the ongoing problem of late payments which can in some cases cripple businesses with cash flow issues which can result in insolvency. With cash being the…
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Common Late Payment Excuses And How To Deal With Them
If you have been in business for anytime, the chances are you will have heard at least one, if not all the following excuses for late payment. Should you just believe what your customer says or take some early action before the situation gets out of hand? “I can’t pay you until my customer has…
