Six Mistakes of Business Social Media
Whether you’re new to the genre or dipped your toes into the social media ocean with a MySpace page over a decade ago, many users in the business realm tend to make the same mistakes using this powerful technology. That’s according to Scott Stratten, author of UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging. Stratten will be the […]
Joining Forces – Message from the President
Sometimes it’s better to embrace the unusual, the unlikely, and unexpected. It makes me think of salted caramels or bacon on top of a maple donut. Although mine are all food, we all could think of pairings that came together and accomplished something great. It’s been nearly a year since NACM Oregon and NACM Inland […]
An Insider’s Guide to Delaware, One of the Busiest Bankruptcy Courts in the United States
Written By Rafael X. Zahralddin-Aravena, Esq. and Elliott Greenleaf, P.C.[1] Wilmington, DE Shareholder, Director and Commercial Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Chair Delaware continues to be a venue of choice for parties seeking a consistent and sophisticated jurisdiction to file an insolvency proceeding, whether the case is a large bankruptcy or a midmarket bankruptcy. Companies have the Delaware […]
NACM Northwest Foundation Fundraiser
Written by Rick Weisman, CCE The NACM Northwest Foundation is coming into 2017 with great anticipation and expectation. Just as NACM Oregon and NACM Inland Northwest merged in 2016, so also has the NACM Oregon Foundation been recently reorganized and renamed NACM Northwest Foundation. As many NACM members know, the primary purpose of the Foundation […]
Certifications Propel Credit Professionals and Their Companies Forward
Certifications help advance the credit profession and the professionals who earn them in many ways. They ensure credit professionals have the proficiency they need to do their jobs successfully. Also, certifications let employers or prospective employers know they have hired or are hiring someone with the expertise to do his or her job well, in […]
Red Flags That Warrant Consideration for Renegotiating Terms
Every day that a B2B payment is late, the value of that receivable to the creditor declines. What’s worse is that if a late payer ends up in bankruptcy, it takes the rosiest-colored glasses to hope for more than pennies on the dollar. Spotting negative warning signs and trends among customers in advance of troubled […]
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Winners and Losers: They Call Alabama the Crimson Tide, Call Me Deacon Blues
By: David Conaway, Partner, Bankruptcy Practice Administrator, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP In Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sales of assets, there are winners and losers. Chapter 11 is known as a forum for reorganizing or selling a financially distressed business. If a Chapter 11 reorganization is not possible, a sale of assets may create investment opportunities for […]
Asserting Mechanic’s Lien or Payment Bond Rights: The Devil is in the Details
When it comes to determining the correct path for securing the various lien or bond provisions that ultimately help secure payment on a construction job, public or private, there are typically a few simple steps credit managers can take. Provided one carries out these actions, like filing a payment bond notice on a public job […]