Important Actions to Maintaining a Healthy Business Credit Score

There are many risks associated with a poor business credit score. The good news is, there are many things you can do to improve your business’s credit score and maintain a high credit score as your company grows. In the following pages, we’ll show you five simple steps you can take to improve your company’s credit […]

The Right Approach to Conflict

There are five primary approaches to dealing with conflict: 1) Authority, 2) Compromise, 3) Avoidance, 4) Accommodation, and 5) Collaboration. Many people are comfortable with a few of these approaches but not with all five. If you misuse, overuse, or under-use any of the five, you take a risk the conflict will become worse. Review […]

Eight Reasons to Use a Pro Forma Invoice

A pro forma invoice is an abridged or estimated invoice sent by a seller to a buyer prior to shipment or delivery of goods. It identifies the kind and quantity of goods, their value and other information such as weight and transportation charges. They’re typically used as preliminary invoices with a quotation or for importation. […]

Think of Construction Job Information Sheets as Credit Applications

Obtaining the necessary job information for any construction project means much more to a supplier or subcontractor than simply checking boxes and scribbling a word or two into yet another form that needs filling out. Construction credit managers should view their job information sheets on a par with customers’ credit applications in level of importance. […]