4 Commonly Overlooked Reasons Why Creative Leaders Succeed
By: Courtney Feider, Executive Coach, Behavioral Facilitator, and the Author of “I Heart Creativity” Creative professionals used to be a specific category of worker in the knowledge economy, confined to their own imaginative roles and asked to do whatever upper management requested—no more, no less. Today, things are a little different. Creativity is becoming more […]
What Does OFAC Stand For and Who Has to Comply?
By: Kathy Linscott, NACM Commercial Services OFAC stands for Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury. It administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries and regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, those engaged in activities related to the proliferation […]
Industry Group Spotlight – Western Region Building Materials Credit Association
The Western Region Building Materials Group is a progressive group of building materials distributors and/or manufacturers, all selling in the western U.S. This group is engaged in the exchange of credit experience information to assist each credit manager in their own respective credit decisions for their companies. The group has been successful in entertaining other […]
Oregon Lien Law – Traps for the Material Supplier
By: William Fig, Partner, Sussman Shank Everyone involved in the construction industry should be generally aware of the technical, statutory quagmire that is Oregon construction lien law, ORS Chapter 87.001, et. seq. The most known requirements are the deadlines for lien notices, the recording of a lien, and the foreclosing of a lien that must […]
Patterns in Markets and Financial Statements to Be Mindful of When Making Risky Credit Decisions
By: Christie Citranglo, NACM editorial associate When working with customers, paying attention to the volatility of the current market can be a deciding factor when extending credit to a new or existing customer. Terms can be impacted by the state of the current economy, and customers may have complications in their industry due to bullish […]
Experian Moody’s Analytics Report Q4 2018
With the release of the Experian/Moody’s Analytics Q4 2018 Main Street Report, you can view the latest insights on small business credit conditions; interact with dynamic graphs; read commentary from the economists at Moody’s Analytics and share them with your network. Use the latest quarterly small business credit data to spot trends before they affect […]