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Negotiations - Not Confrontation
InCase Receivable Management Inc. Invoice911.ca The First Line of Defense to Your Bottom Line ___________________________________________________________________________
Box 34 Lower Concourse, 2016 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park AB. T8A 3X3 Phone: (780)-416-4840 Toll Free: 1-(888)-416-4840 Fax: 1-(866)717-1902 Email: info@invoice911.ca Feb/Mar 2009 Newsletter
Win in this Economy?
If you are like many of our clients
and prospects, you have started experiencing a
higher percentage of customers not paying you on time over the past
quarter. You are not
alone. It’s all part and parcel of the changes we are experiencing in
this period of the macro-economic cycle. Blame it on a lack of liquidity or a
drop in economic confidence. Regardless of your opinion as to the
fundamental reasons why the economy has turned one thing is certain;
The Game
has changed.
Irrespective of where we find
ourselves in the economic cycle one phenomenon as it pertains to
business persists; there are winners and losers, those that
prosper and those that fail. We blame our failures on a myriad of
other people; the government, employees, clients, or the
banks. We proudly applaud our keen insight, shrewd purchasing, and
savvy operational decisions for our success. See a pattern
disconnect here? We fail and it’s due to someone else’s
transgressions. We succeed and it’s because of our greatness.
Regardless of who or what is to blame
when we fail the bottom line is; We failed! We lost!
Since
The Game
has changed along with the economic cycle here are a few simple tips to tilt
the probabilities of succeeding in your favor as it pertains
to your accounts receivable and cash flow:
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ü Send invoices upon completion of work. Do not wait 30 days until you invoice.ü Offer more payment options.ü Make collection calls only to those with authority, not an assistant or clerk.ü Be persistent and follow up.ü Hold orders until balances have been paid.ü Communicate! ü Step up your marketing efforts. Remember you are not alone and only you can choose to make the necessary changes to positively impact your outcome during these challenging economic times.
From Contemporary Author Alfred A. Monapert: “Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.” …Some food for thought. Making the right choice pays.
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