Every company must establish a specific policy for management of their accounts receivables from the day it first falls due. It is imperative that a collection plan is in place to ensure a smooth cash flow to your company, thus ensuring a stronger working capital and liquidity position and allowing you to plan your future investments with ease
In today's sluggish economic conditions, time is of essence in an effective collection process. The older a debt becomes, the lower the chances of recovery. It becomes critical to take pro-active action once a receivable age thirty to ninety days past its due date. With more and more creditors chasing the same debtor, the successful creditor is ultimately the one with a planned and constant effort whose recovery efforts start earlier than the rest
Uncollected debt cost businesses millions of rupees every year. This causes a negative effect on the bottom line. This has a snowballing effect of loss of investor and bank confidence, becoming uncompetitive in the market, making bad customer choices and resulting in even more un-collectable accounts, which will further erode your bottom line.
Furthermore, today's business faces a huge amount of challenges in a rapidly changing environment. Your resources of money as well as people are better utilized in your key strength and business area, and it makes good sense to leave matters like collections to specialists in this area.
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