Category: Financial Management

Reasons for selling on credit

What are the main reasons for selling on credit? Most suppliers allow their credit-worthy customers to defer payment for their purchase. Deferred payment terms exist to allow buyers to store, process, and sell the purchased items before having to pay…

6 Tips for Hiring a Debt Collection Agency

              If your company trades goods and/or services on credit, you might often find yourself chasing unpaid invoices. While you might be successful in getting your money back a few times, sometimes you’ll have to ask a professional for help…

The impact of inventory days on cash flow

This is part of a series on Cash Cycle Optimization. You can find the first article here. How to optimize Inventory Days: As a business owner, operations manager or CEO, there are many steps you can take to improve your…

The impact of deferred payment terms on cash flow

The need for Deferred Payment Terms Most suppliers allow their credit-worthy customers to defer payment for their purchase. It is commonplace to extend 30-, 60- or even 120-day (in recent years) payment terms. Such terms often cover the full value…

Possible consequences of Brexit on late payments

As Boris Johnson was elected leader of the Conservative Party and subsequently appointed as Prime Minister by the Queen, British businesses found themselves confronting, once again, the prospect of a no-deal, “hard” Brexit. The United Kingdom is now expected to…