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Extending Business Credit
How to Evaluate Credit Risk
Extending business credit is a huge responsibility – it’s the credit manager’s job to weigh the risk of granting credit and determine whether customers can pay on time. Bad credit decisions, based on bad data, can impact monthly cash flow and lead to bad debt when customers don’t pay as promised. The articles below explain key concepts about extending business credit. Keep reading to learn more.
What Is Creditworthiness?
Learn how companies that extend business credit use the 5 C’s of Credit to help determine creditworthiness.
Business Credit Risk Management
Businesses that extend credit to other businesses must set lending limits based upon sound data.
What Is Credit Analysis?
Learn how to perform a thorough credit analysis to minimize risk and protect your bottom line.
How to Set Business Credit Limits and Mitigate Business Credit Risk
Offering trade credit to your customers can be a useful tool – if you know how to manage risk.
How to Write a Business Credit Policy
Establishing a business credit policy is an essential risk management practice. View a sample credit policy to get started.
How to Combat Slow Payments
Seeing late payments or “slow pay” in your company’s business credit file or on the report of a partner? Learn what this can mean for your business.
How to Screen and Monitor Business Credit Risk
Learn more about monitoring tools such as alerts to better manage your customers’ trade credit.
Business Credit Scorecards: Everything You Need to Know
Learn how to set up a scorecard to start automating your credit decisions. Includes templates of sample scorecards.
Best Practices in Online Business Credit Application Forms
An online credit application is a great way to update your evaluations and eliminate paper-based processes. Here's what you need to know.
Guide to Cash Flow and Cash Flow Management
Effective cash flow management ensures that a business can sustain itself over the long term.
How to Read Dun & Bradstreet Business Credit Reports
Learn more about the types of scores, ratings, and information available in a business credit report.
What Is Trade Credit Insurance?
Learn the basics of trade credit insurance and find out if it’s right for your business.