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Nov29
How Foreclosures affect your Cash Flow

As you know Foreclosures are at the highest levels in modern history.  I recently learned about a website that provides foreclosure details by State across the United States.  I tried out the site, which is called RealityTrac.com and searched for foreclosures in my county here in New Hampshire.

RealityTrac turned up 55 properties that are in foreclosure in my county, 29 at auction, 2 taken back by the bank, 18 for sale by owner, and 6 for sale by the bank.  This may not seem like much but I am in a small town and I can tell you that when I drive through town, all I see are for sale signs in front of houses and businesses everywhere in this area.

I did a random search and found that Ohio has suffered more foreclosures than any other state except California and Florida, Ohio saw 44,594 homes go into foreclosure in the first six months of 2007!  RealityTrac.com recently ranked Cincinnati the 30th worst city nationally with one foreclosure for every 145 households.  Six of the worst cities included in the survey were in Ohio.

According to the most recent survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association, the foreclosure crisis is deepening, may states saw foreclosure rates skyrocket last quarter.  The problem is expected to get worse before it gets better.

Keeping up to date on the foreclosures happening nationwide and in your area is crucial to your business. We are headed for a recession that most news programs want to pretend isn’t happening, as you can see by reading the newspapers, watching the news and tracking your customers spending, a recession is going to hit us and hit us hard. Many people are already affected.

You need to take some steps BEFORE your business is in a cash flow crisis, make sure you have all of your credit approved customers accounts up to date and paid off in full. If anyone is past due, take steps NOW to resolve any issues.  Go through all your credit approved customers and make sure you have a current and up to date credit application, as well as a credit limit that works well for them and for you.  Watch customers who may be in danger of losing their jobs or their homes.  If this happens they will not be able to pay you.

Nov27
Are you ready to change your life?
Don’t wait for the new year to make a resolution to change your life, do it now! How can I change my life and what does this have to do with debt collection you ask? As a business owner... Continue Reading
Tips to Collect More Money
Right now you should be trying to collect as much money as you can from any customers that owe you money, no matter how old that money is.I want to share some tips that can help you to be more... Continue Reading
Nov26
Cyber Monday or Get into Debt Day
First there was Black Friday and now there is Cyber Monday or as it should be called Black Get into Debt Day.  Consumers everywhere begin spending money on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and continuing on Cyber Monday... Continue Reading
How to make your existing Business explode online and boost your profits
Every entrepreneur is worried about the economy right now especially with the holiday shopping season upon us.  There have been positive reports that consumers are still spending big towards their holiday shopping, but how long will that last and... Continue Reading
Nov25
Maximize your Profits by Reducing your Accounts Receivables
You have probably heard the expression, “It’s not how much you sell it’s who pays you that matters.”  One of the ways you can keep more of the money from services or products you sell is by reducing your... Continue Reading
Nov24
Establishing Business Credit without a Personal Guarantee
Question:          What is the most expeditious way to establish business credit without the need for a personal guarantee?Answer:          You should apply for credit under your business name with vendors you are doing business with.  Pay your... Continue Reading
Nov23
The Customer is always RIGHT – how to fire that client
If any of you subscribe to BusinessWeek Small Biz magazine and saw the Oct/Nov issue you saw the headline:  The Customer is always right – how to fire that client!  If you recall I have been advising business owners... Continue Reading
Nov20
What are you, a Bank?
If your customer’s owe you money you are lending them more money than you realize!The November issue of Inc. Magazine has a great article in this month by Norm Brodsky where he talks about your customers taking to long... Continue Reading
Nov16
Collection Advisor’s Tech ’07 a Success!
This year was the first year I attended Collection Advisor’s Tech ’07 in Las Vegas.  Their byline is “America’s Premier Collection Technology Event” and after attending, I couldn’t agree more.  If I had to advise anyone in this industry... Continue Reading
Nov13
How the KimKins.com Diet Scam can help your Business
If you have been in a grocery store lately you may have seen the latest issue of Woman’s World magazine with a big cover story about the internet diet phenomenon called Kimkins.  This cover story which reads “Better Than... Continue Reading
Nov12
Effective Collection Letters that get results
I recently had someone ask me this question about using different collection letters when they wanted their business to do some pre-collect work before sending accounts off to a collection agency.They asked:  I work for a small compnay and have... Continue Reading
Accepting Settlement Payments
If you are dealing with a customer that is past due and are not getting any results, you might be thinking about sending the account off to a collection agency.  Some businesses will offer their past due customer a settlement... Continue Reading
Nov 2
Jennifer Lopez's unpaid $16,500 limo bill
Even a superstar sometimes doesn't pay a bill! Superstar Jennifer Lopez was chauffeured around in New York City style while she was promoting her movie El Cantante in July. Only one "small" problem.  According to Spiegel Limo, Jennifer didn't pay... Continue Reading

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