Mountain States Commercial Credit Management Blog

A credit report evaluation is a good first step in your credit review process, allowing you to see if a new customer is worth the risk. It can certainly offer valuable information, but to take this review a step further, you’ll need to look at the company’s financial statement as well. You’ll get a more…

Will you be attending the Credit Research Foundation (CRF) Expo Monday, Aug. 8, through Wednesday, Aug. 10, in Chicago? Jack Tootill and Tom Claybaugh will be at the Mountain States Commercial Credit Management (MSCCM) booth, ready to discuss all things credit! Keep up to date on industry trends, prepare for what may be coming your…

As times have changed and the credit industry has evolved, the role of credit managers has changed, too. Credit managers and business owners adopt different perspectives to ensure their businesses will be able to survive in changing markets. One way to get in on their perspectives is to manage your business’s financial supply chain. Managing your…

When we think about credit management, it’s easy to get focused on the day-to-day operations of sending invoices and collecting payments. It can be hard to see the forest through the trees, so to speak. But if the recession of 2008 taught credit managers and business owners anything, it’s that they need to be prepared…

Where is the risk in your business? Credit managers know that credit reports are one of their most useful tools for managing risk. Ongoing monitoring of customers’ credit reports provides valuable data for deciding which customers are your best bets for prompt payments and ongoing sales. But risk doesn’t come just from the customer side…

Throughout history, credit terms and the way they’ve been offered have changed depending on the strength of the economy. For example, during the Great Recession, many credit managers found that their commercial customers needed extended time to pay their invoices. Businesses and individuals alike struggled to survive in the difficult reality of the stagnant economy….

Have you ever procrastinated on a work task — even if it was important? We’re guilty, too. Procrastinating is common, especially with tasks we don’t like. All kinds of theories seek to explain why, but chances are it’s not because you’re lazy. Many researchers believe there are underlying psychological reasons1 for avoiding certain tasks: We fear…

Imagine this: You check your books and find that a customer is late with a payment. You contact the accounts payable clerk and realize the company didn’t pay because your invoice was wrong. Now you have to rebill the customer — a rework process that costs you time and money. And to top it all…

This spring, the consulting and research firm Deloitte produced a report that revealed a shocking statistic: As many as one-third of all oil and gas producing companies are at risk for bankruptcy in the coming year.1 Analysts at Reuters explained that although oil producing companies have been able to weather the downturn thus far, most…

Construction projects across the nation — and in Colorado — are picking up as leaders of municipalities of every size are looking to upgrade infrastructure and provide enhanced public services. To finance these major projects, many public agency decision-makers partner with private-sector company leaders. These public-private partnership, or P3, projects provide a growing area of…