Three Ways to Prepare Your Company for the New Year

Having trouble collecting on debt owed from 2023?

Here are three ways you can prepare your company for the 2024 fiscal year:

• Establish an Effective Billing System: An effective billing system can save you from collection stress in the new fiscal year. Have the customer fill out a credit application, keep track of all purchase orders, send invoices promptly, keep copies of documents, and send a statement of their account if they haven’t paid. 
• Improve Your Cash Flow: Staggering payment terms, using milestone or upfront payments, offering discounts for early payments, and acting against nonpayment immediately can all improve your cash flow.
• Partner With a Debt Collector: Debt collectors can locate debtors, are up-to-date on collection laws and regulations, and have the technology and processes to recover debt quickly. When you leave debt collection services to the experts, you can focus on what your business does best.

Get More Tips on Business Debt Collection

Need a little help getting started on these steps?

Ross, Stuart, & Dawson can help! Save time, money, and eliminate stress by using RSD’s business debt collection services. 

Don’t risk losing any more money to debtors. Fill out our contact form or call (248) 370-8160 to set your company up for success!

Prepare for the New Fiscal Year

Is your business ready for 2024?

Here are two simple steps you can take to help set yourself up for a successful fiscal year:

1. Educate Yourself: Educate and train yourself to further your understanding of commercial debt collection. When you educate yourself, you’ll be in the know on accounting and finance fundamentals, industry trends, and developments. As a creditor, knowledge can save you time and money!
2. Review Your Customers: If you’re concerned about customer loyalty, you must set tight controls. Put new customers on a watch list so you can detect a slowdown in payments. Be ready to turn off credit or pause your services until you receive payment.

Start the New Year by Collecting Business Debt

Need a little help getting started on these steps?

Ross, Stuart, & Dawson can help! Save time, money, and eliminate stress by using RSD’s business debt collection services. 

Don’t risk losing any more money to debtors. Fill out our contact form or call (248) 370-8160 to set your company up for success!

When to Turn to a Debt Collection Agency

Feeling anxious about getting the money you’re owed before the new year?

Once a debt reaches 90-120 days past due, it’s more important than ever to enlist the help of a debt collection agency. By 120 days, the collection rate has gone down to nearly half of what it should be. As you’re squaring away the books to have a clean financial start to the new year, make sure to catalog the age of any debt you’re owed, and don’t wait to reach out to a debt collection company to get the money you’re owed in the most efficient way possible.

Greet the New Year with a Debt Collection Agency

You should enjoy the holidays without the stress of chasing down debt. The expert debt collectors at RSD specialize in using an efficient but friendly approach. To get started, call (248) 370-8160 or submit a contact form here. 

How the Age of Debt Affects Collection Rates

Still waiting on payments for debts owed from earlier in 2023?

Everyone wants a clean slate at the beginning of 2024! That’s why the end of the year is an important time to clean up delinquent accounts. As we’ve mentioned in previous blogs, the best time to contact a debt collection agency to get maximum recovery is 60-90 days within the invoice due date. The older a debt is, the harder it is to get the full return. Here’s the general breakdown of how the age of the debt affects the collection rate:

• At Due Date: 94.9% collection rate
• After 30 Days: 89.9%
• 60 Days: 81.3%
• 90 Days: 69.6%
• 6 Months: 52.1%
• 9 Months: 39.1%
• 1 Year: 22.8%
• 2 Years: 9.3%

Let a Debt Collection Agency Recover Old Debt

You should enjoy the holidays without the stress of chasing down debt. The expert debt collectors at RSD specialize in using an efficient but friendly approach. To get started, call (248) 370-8160 or submit a contact form here.

What are the Effects of Debt on a Business?

Are you familiar with your business’s credit score?

One of the big differences between a personal credit score and a business credit score is that anyone can access your business credit score. Debt appears on your business credit report, and depending on the situation, it can stay there for upwards of ten years. Other companies may want to access your business credit report, especially ones that are considering working with your business. If they see a history of debt, it could cost your company a contract.

Of course, banks can also see your business credit report, and having debt will make banks and other lenders less likely to work with your business.

Bottom line is that debt drops your business credit score, and a low business credit score indicates to lenders and other companies that your business might not be safe to work with. This directly affects the prosperity of your business.

Handle B2B Debt with a Commercial Collection Agency

RSD is a commercial collection agency that’s been helping businesses like yours kindly collect debt for over 48 years. If you are struggling with B2B nonpayment or payment disputes, give us a call at (248) 370-8160 or fill out a claim form here.

How Does a Company Go into Debt?

Do you know how debt can affect your business?

Just like your personal credit card, your business’s credit card has a credit score. This credit score is hugely important to the success of your business. Also just like your personal credit score, debt will drastically lower your business’s credit score.

There are many ways a company can go into debt, but the two major ways are 1) not paying credit charges on time, and 2) maxing out the company credit card. Synovus.com says that “credit bureaus favor businesses that keep their utilization ration under 30%, so avoid charging more than that percentage of your card’s credit limit.” Even if you can’t stay under 30%, the important thing is not maxing out your limit.

Reach Out to a Commercial Collection Agency

RSD is a commercial collection agency that’s been helping businesses like yours kindly collect debt for over 48 years. If you are struggling with B2B nonpayment or payment disputes, give us a call at (248) 370-8160 or fill out a claim form here.

Why Use RSD as Your Commercial Collector?

There are only 26 CLLA certified agencies worldwide, and RSD is one of them! CLLA certified agencies must pass a rigorous examination to ensure they adhere to regulations, collection laws, and customer service. 

According to the CLLA, certified agencies provide:

• Maximum dollar recovery
• Prompt collection of debt
• Agency stability
• Reputable collection practices
• Separate trust accounts
• Adherence to rigorous Code of Ethics
• Mandatory Surety Bond protection

Learn which locations RSD can service on our website!

National and International Commercial Debt Collection

Is your debtor located outside the country?

RSD is a member of the International Association of Commercial Collection (IACC) and through this network of international collection experts, RSD can help you manage the commercial debt collection process in virtually any country in which you do business.

Contact RSD today to begin collecting!