Monthly Archives December 2018

6 Tips For Dealing With The Chaos In Your Mind

Ups and downs, Ins and Outs… How does One cope with keeping organisational peace within themselves while running a business? Particularly this time of year when things are sent to try us and everyday stresses play on our mind more than usual. Not to mention ensuring everything you’ve set out to do is achieved. How about when you’re going along at a steady pace, but through no fault of your own, are suddenly thrown into oblivion? But imagine this – you’re in the process of setting up a business…. … or maybe it’s a young, fledgling business. You know where
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The Best Excuses Customers Give For Not Paying Their Invoice

Did you ever used to watch those old game shows? Wheel of Fortune Going for Gold Strike it Lucky You Bet Bullseye I started reminiscing about these shows recently. Sometimes it feels like our customers are taking inspiration from those TV shows and playing games with us. Some people are great payers … … others, less so. Eventually they do all pay but not before they’ve given us the run around. What kind of excuses do your Customers give for not paying their invoice on time? Here’s a list of the usual games and excuses I’ve experienced (maybe you’ll recognise
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The Gift Of Christmas Payment Plans

It’s that time of year again when we start to look forward to Christmas. Many of us will get the well deserved break that we’ve all been craving. It also tends to tip the scale on the amount of cash we see coming in – as a result of Christmas sales. But then the drag of the first quarter of next year looms. Particularly for those businesses that rely on the Christmas sales to give them a bit of a boost towards the new year. Historically, if we ever ran into trouble, we would set up a payment plan. Not
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4 Ways To Get Your Creditors To Help With Cashflow Issues

Are cashflow issues and trouble communicating with your creditors causing you: Stress Worry Pains in your heart Headaches … Your phone keeps on going off. … The letters are flying through the door. … Threats of legal action. … Tax bills.   You haven’t got space to breathe.   “This will effect your credit history” is going through your mind all day. ………You’re feeling consumed………   Believe it or not, I know what you’re going through. I’ve been through a lot of it myself. (But that’s a story for another day.)   Creditors sometimes come up with erroneous payment plans,
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