News and Advice
28th June 2023 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Training
What advice can you give me with regards to asking for money? I’m sure I’m owed lots of money but I send so many invoices, that it is becoming increasingly hard to chase them all? The trick is to know how to plan invoice collection. Use the Pareto Principle (80-20 rule); that is, often 20% […]
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19th June 2023 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice, Toolkit
Following in our series of Useful Toolkits our Dispute Management one has proven to be one of the more popular. A disputed invoice can cause havoc within any business when trying to find resolution without the correct procedures in place to deal with it effectively. How well you handle a dispute can have significant impact […]
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8th June 2023 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Support, Toolkit
The third instalment of our FREE toolkits is the Credit Management reporting section. These handy printouts explain the process you should follow and the best reports you should be creating in order to keep a close eye on your cash flow. Credit management reports are useful to track the collection performance, by reporting key measurements […]
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2nd June 2023 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice, Support, Toolkit
This is one of the measures in a business that can easily be missed in the excitement for a new sale. Unless you are taking the money upfront before any services or products are sent this is fundamental to your business. You need to carry out the right checks to make sure you will actually […]
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23rd May 2023 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Outsourced Collections
Cash flow is king within any business, therefore knowing how to improve your cash flow is essential to your business’ survival. I have to say that there are many things that can affect your cash flow, for good or bad, I am only going to discuss one aspect of your cash flow (and one of […]
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4th May 2023 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice
We hope this blog finds you well. If there is anything you would like to see more of in our round ups from more Credit Management Hints & Tips to help on E-learning webinars let us know: COMMERCIAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT Consultancy boss convicted for Bounce Back Loan fraud Demand for invoice finance predicted to grow […]
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19th April 2023 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice
Typically local government and large corporate companies suffer from bureaucratic delays on payment. Part of the process for on boarding a new customer should be to establish your customers process for authorisation and payment. Does your invoice need to contain specific information required for your customer to easily identify and authorise? Such as delivery address, […]
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4th April 2023 | by Jenny Esau | CMG UK News, News and Advice
As previously employed as a Credit Manager by a national recruitment company and working for many recruitment firms since setting up CMG UK, I have a vast amount of experience the recruitment sector. Our case studies – How to help recruitment firms get paid when a client employs a candidate directly. Backdoor hiring The Company- International […]
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31st March 2023 | by Jenny Esau | Industry News, News and Advice
We hope this blog finds you well. If there is anything you would like to see more of in our round ups from more Credit Management Hints & Tips to help on E-learning webinars let us know: COMMERCIAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT Business confidence hits 10-month high Business debt levels increase by 61% SMEs owed an average […]
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22nd March 2023 | by Jenny Esau | News and Advice, Training
Effective credit control is a vital aspect of any business and one that is often neglected in relation to staff training. Not only can a lack of appropriate training land a company in hot water later down the line through lack of knowledge of correct procedures, but often credit control staff suffer from a lack […]
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