Foundation Annual Meeting
NACM Commercial Services provides scholarship opportunities through the NACM Commercial Services Foundation. The NACM Commercial Services Foundation has been around for two decades, providing scholarship opportunities to credit professionals. The scholarships offered through the Foundation assist applicants in the pursuit of education and training, achieving professional designation, and attending national and regional programs. Join us […]
Designation Station
We are so proud of everyone who works so hard to earn their designations. It takes many hours of educational classes and studying. These six peopled earned their designations in March, so let’s congratulate them on all their hard work. Jay Gassner, CBA – Hampton Lumber Sales CoNicholas Luzania, CBA – Helena Agri-Enterprises LLCJennifer McGill, […]
How to Have a Difficult Conversation at Work
By: Erin Bair, Director, Training & Organization Development, Cascade Employers Association Perhaps your direct report’s performance has not been meeting your expectations or is engaging in behavior that you find troubling. Maybe that’s the case, but it’s not your direct report. It’s your peer or your boss. Difficult conversations (a.k.a. conflict) is often the most […]
2019 Annual Membership Meeting – Spokane
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2019 Annual Membership Meeting. We had an amazing turnout. Many of our members donated items and money towards the raffle and silent auction. We raised almost $6,000 for the Jane Newton Memorial Scholarship Fund as part of the NACM Commercial Services Foundation. None of this would be possible […]
Data Contribution – Because the Stork is Busy.
By: Shannon Abnal, NACM Commercial Services I was talking with a member recently who was disappointed in the credit report he pulled on a customer. The credit report showed a couple of tradelines which indicated the customer to be prompt in payment history. He called the customer “a habitual slow-pay and a royal pain in […]
Credit Education Roadshow
In April we had three amazing sessions in Northern and Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Thank you to everyone who attended one of our first of many in-person sessions in these areas. We look forward to doing more in these areas.
Economic Review – D&B Small Business Health Index
The U.S. Small Business Health Index increased 0.4 points m/m in March amid a continued fall in the number of small businesses failures. The index reached a 27-month high as the failure ratio, which compares the survival rate of small businesses over the prior year, currently hovers around an over four year best. However, card […]