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Admiral Collections
5th December 2005, 09:08
We have hit the happy time of year where businesses extend credit limits, credit terms and basically give their clients/customers what they want for Christmas as well as racing around buying them whisky.

This is a busy time of year, people need more stock I hear you cry. they'll be able to pay us in the new year no problem. :wink:

Wrong! January, February and March are a Credit Control Departments nightmare months because everyone has overtraded. You ring your customer and they can't pay you because their client/customer hasn't paid them because Christmas wasn't as profitable as they had first thought and the vicious circle goes round and round. For a Credit Controller, the only solution is to make sure you scream the loudest and get yourselves up there to the top of the payment list.

So, unless you have a healthy set of lungs and love screaming for payment, think before you increase credit limits, overtrade and buy too much whisky.

Merry Christmas to you all!!!

Jayne
5th December 2005, 09:31
Merry Christmas to you too :D

Jayne