It usually arrives as an ordinary-looking envelope from a federal court, or as an email from the customer's lawyer with a case number in the subject line. Either way, the news lands hard. A customer who owes you thousands of dollars…
Most business owners don't remember the credit application they filled out three years ago. It was a two-page form, maybe a PDF someone emailed over, and near the bottom there was a paragraph about the owner "personally guaranteeing" the account. Somebody…
The end of the year has a way of forcing decisions. Your accountant wants clean books. Your team wants to stop chasing the same customers. And somewhere in your accounts receivable report sits a list of invoices that have been "almost…
Summer has a funny way of making everything feel temporary. Projects pause while clients take vacations. Accounting departments work with reduced staff. Decision-makers are harder to reach. Deadlines quietly slide from one week to the next. Then August arrives. Calendars fill…
There are few moments more frustrating for a business owner than realizing the work is finished...and the payment isn't coming. You kept your end of the bargain. The project was completed. The products were delivered. The customer approved everything. Then the…