Business Credit articles from July 2005

Business Credit archives from July 2005

NACM Credit Manager's Index: report for June 2005.(National Association of Credit Management)
July 1, 2005... The Credit Manager's Index (CMI) rose 0.5% in June to 57.8%, continuing to paint a picture of reasonably strong economic growth. The increase was driven by the service sector, whose 1.3% increase overcame the 0.2% fall the manufacturing sector...

Manufacturing to distribution pricing: a credit prospective.
July 1, 2005... One of the important responsibilities of a Credit Manger is to understand and make decisions that further profitability while managing change. With a larger proportion of U.S.-based manufacturing moving offshore, and with outsourcing becoming...

Meet your new chairman: Sherry Wood, CCE: "it takes teamwork".(COMMENTARY)(National Association of Credit Management)
July 1, 2005... If newly-elected NACM-National Chairman Sherry Wood, CCE is successful in achieving her goals for the coming year, just the mention of NACM will ring a bell of recognition in more people's ears. She wants to help lead NACM into a more prominent...

Hot spots: Vietnam.(INTERNATIONAL SECTION)
July 1, 2005... It is now 30 years since the fall of Saigon, and the takeover of Vietnam's South by the Communists. Much has changed in the interim to turn one-time combatants into economic partners. The U.S. has become Vietnam's largest export market, and...

Primer to Canadian insolvency & bankruptcy law: what every American credit executive should know.(INTERNATIONAL SECTION)
July 1, 2005... American business executives in the 21st century must make decisions in an economic climate characterized by shrinking national borders and freer flow of human, financial, and capital resources. Globalization and the integration of the Canadian...

Temp hiring leading the way for permanent job expansion.(SELECTED TOPIC)
July 1, 2005... If the trend of hiring temporary employees is a harbinger of permanent job growth, as some economists contend, then the near future looks bright for those seeking full-time employment. According to the 2004 fourth quarter survey conducted by...

An identification of the tasks essential for initial employment in business credit: what specific tasks should someone who is new to credit management expect to be performing?
July 1, 2005... Launching a career in business credit management is exciting to ponder yet somewhat daunting to actually accomplish. For the recent college graduate who is considering a career in business credit, the skill-set may be obscure because credit...