As a business owner, you are responsible for handling many documents to keep your business’s finances on track. And if your company deals with business inventory, you’ll probably find yourself juggling both invoices and purchase orders. Some business owners might think purchase orders and invoices are one and the same. Heads up: purchase orders and […]
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Recording Credit Card Sales in Your Books
Do you accept credit card payments in your small business? If you do, that’s great news for the 80% of consumers who prefer playing with plastic. But, it comes with additional business responsibilities, such as recording credit card sales in your books.
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Upfront Payment: 4 Proven Tips to Boost Your Success Rate Now
Nearly three-quarters of business owners are dealing with rising costs of supplies. To help you pay for higher-than-normal supply prices, you might need to use credit for projects until you get paid. One alternative to racking up liabilities? You can ask customers for an upfront payment.
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Accounts Receivable Process: Your Step-by-step Guide
When you extend credit to customers, you deal with something called accounts receivable. To ensure your company gets paid and your books are all up-to-date, you need to have a solid accounts receivable process in place. Here’s your step-by-step guide on accounts receivable processes and procedures to live by.
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Mastering Invoice Payment Terms for Smooth Business Transactions
As a business owner, you likely deal with invoices on a regular basis. Maybe you send them to your customers. Or, maybe you’ve received them in the past for making purchases. Regardless, if you’re planning on invoicing your customers, you need to come up with solid invoice payment terms.
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How Tracking Aging of Accounts Receivable Can Help Your Business
If you offer credit to customers at your small business, you have accounts receivable (AR). Sometimes customers pay on time, while other times they do not. Aging of accounts receivable comes into play when a customer has a past due invoice. Keep reading to learn all about aging of AR and how it can help […]
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E-invoicing: The Contact-free Way to Bill Customers
Does your invoicing process look a little something like this? Print, fold, stick paper in envelope, seal, add stamp, add addresses, mail, and repeat. If you’re cringing at the thought of having to mail off one more invoice to your customers, you might consider e-invoicing.
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An Overview of the Consumer Credit Protection Act
When you’re in business, you’re bound to deal with credit and loans. So, are you extending credit to customers, requesting credit, borrowing a loan from lenders, or doing all of the above? If so, you need to know about the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
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