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Creating a Credit Policy that prevents delinquent accounts and results in fewer bad debts. Or  How to Get Paid by Michelle Dunn
Determining how and who to extend credit to & setting credit limits. Gather customer information using Credit Applications.
Credit Applications will give you: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Determining your criteria for new customers that you want to extend credit to. What do you need to know?
To determine your criteria for new customers you will need to know: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
To determine how much credit to extend to a customer ask yourself: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
If the customer is a business, ask yourself: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Limiting your Risk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Setting payment terms, due dates and establishing penalties for late payments Your credit policy will be based on your terms, due dates & what you want to happen when a customer is late or doesn’t pay
Setting your payment terms: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Setting your due dates: ,[object Object]
What do you want to happen when your customer is late or doesn’t pay you? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Organizing steps to be taken when customers are past due or over their credit limit including bouncing checks ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Utilizing your sales staff with past due accounts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Easy Credit Policy Steps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
People owe you money? Want to collect it? ,[object Object]

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Creating A Credit Policy That Prevents Delinquent Accounts

  • 1. Creating a Credit Policy that prevents delinquent accounts and results in fewer bad debts. Or How to Get Paid by Michelle Dunn
  • 2. Determining how and who to extend credit to & setting credit limits. Gather customer information using Credit Applications.
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  • 4. Determining your criteria for new customers that you want to extend credit to. What do you need to know?
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  • 9. Setting payment terms, due dates and establishing penalties for late payments Your credit policy will be based on your terms, due dates & what you want to happen when a customer is late or doesn’t pay
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