Sponsored Post: Days Sales Outstanding Calculator Small Business Unplugged

Cash flow is the name of the game for most small businesses. When you are running a business, it doesn't take long to figure out that if you are not managing your cash, you can get into trouble. You may be growing your sales, but still not have enough money to pay the bills -- all because you are not collecting receivables promptly. And in some cases, slow collections may [...] Read More


Sponsored Post: Accounts Receivables Small Business Unplugged

Is it taking longer to collect customers outstanding invoices? What is the trend collecting your Accounts Receivables? It is not uncommon to see the financial health of your customers change over time but a little known secret can help you catch credit problems before they occur. It is pretty standard to check credit on new customers but smart companies check the credit on their existing customers. Using the same D&B database [...] Read More


Sponsored Post: Credit Decision and Sales Qualifying Tool Small Business Unplugged

"You might as well have no business than bad business." I was told. Not sure exactly what he meant I asked, "No business?" "Right, let me explain. Bad business happens when you invest a lot in developing a prospect or customer and they don't pay you. So after giving them the best service, training, and support they do not pay you or pay you a lot later than the terms agreed [...] Read More


Grow Your Sales in 30 Days Bizinformer

I just love entrepreneur magazine. There are wonderful little facts, tidbits and articles. In the cover article "30 Days to Sales Success" they discuss a 10-step action plan. Better yet - if you go on their website, they have the action plan written in an easy-to-print chart with the 10-steps and a brief description of each one. The author, Barry Farber, suggests that you take little steps - pick one of [...] Read More


Effective Post-operative Pain Control Reduces Hospital Days Straightfromthedoc

Less stay in hospitals after surgery will not only reduce the patient's incurred bill but will also reduce the risk of exposure to hospital-acquired infection and associated complications. Besides, who would want to stay longer in the hospital? Aside from the ambiance being generally depressive (however, 5 star-hotel-like your hospital is, don't you find it depressing?!), I most especially hate doctors and nurses making rounds on unholy hours when you just [...] Read More