Category: 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…

Happy and enganged employees from a shorter workday
Why a 5-hour workday might be a great idea

There’s been a lot of discussions recently on how the old 8-hour workday is about to be a thing of the past. One of the alternatives suggested is to institute a 5-hour workday.  Back in February 2015, Sweden asked researchers…

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…