Tag: accounts receivables

What is a Proof of Claim?
A Proof of Claim is a written assertion to the bankruptcy court, trustee, debtor and other interested parties that you, the creditor, wish to assert your rights to a distribution in a bankruptcy case. Filing a Proof of Claim may be your only avenue of potentially being paid by a bankrupt debtor.

As a business leader or decision maker, inevitably there will come a time when you will likely review and make changes to your internal A/R policies and procedures. That might mean starting some kind of outsourcing project, changing the age of the accounts when you involve your collection agency, adding new layers of letters and/or phone calls, or any combination of the above.

In the business world, January is often a time to reflect and build on the successes of the previous year; make changes to portions of your strategy that didn’t work out as planned; and prepare for what you ultimately expect to be a better year than the last one. Spending some time fleshing out a full strategic contingency plan that encompasses all aspects of what that growth can mean to your company as a whole is a wise investment of time.