Business Credit articles from May 2001

Business Credit archives from May 2001

"Our Deepest Fear".(new initiatives for National Association of Credit Management)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Nelson Mandela said in his inaugural address, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." He went on to say that "As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically...

HOW CAN THIS BE!(more companies filing a second Chapter 11)
May 1, 2001... Dealing With a Major Customer's Second Chapter 11 Filing After much negotiation, you finally have an allowed administrative claim for your reclamation claim, as your major customer's Chapter 11 plan of reorganization is finally confirmed....

The Growing Threat of Floating Inventory Liens to Reclamation Claims.(trade creditors denied relief when prior perfected floating inventory lien)
May 1, 2001... Introduction Over the last few years, this writer has frequently written and spoken about the utility of an unpaid trade creditor's state law reclamation rights when the creditor's customer files bankruptcy. Bankruptcy law recognizes a...

Five Ways to Really Irritate Your Employees.
May 1, 2001... With the constraints of today's labor market, employers need to do everything in their power to attract and keep qualified employees. In fact, the most recent findings from the US Department of Labor reveal that today's unemployment rate is a...

Business E-Etiquette: How to Use Electronic Communication to Turn Prospects Into Clients.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... In today's ever-increasing virtual business world, more and more prospects are making the initial contact with you by e-mail communication. While this may be a big time-saver when it comes to returning phone calls and sending information...

NACM'S 30th Annual Legislative Conference.
May 1, 2001... This past March 4-5, NACM members joined forces at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, VA to learn how they could make a difference with regard to the growing trend towards consumer privacy. The first day of the Conference was...

Managing the Collection Process, or "Dialing for Dollars".(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Do you ever wonder why past due receivables keep creeping up? Are you concerned that the receivables keep aging thus your percent payment performance goals continue to be below target? Or putting it more openly--why is it that the competition...

Digital Signatures: Addressing the Legal Issues.
May 1, 2001... Forecasts for global revenues for B2B e-commerce are huge. Jupiter Communications predicts that in the US marketplace alone, spending on B2B will reach $6.3 trillion USD by 2005, representing a twenty-fold increase from B2B US spending in 2000....

Technology and Dot-Com Dispositions.
May 1, 2001... It is inevitable that a significant portion of companies in new or emerging industries will come to a point where they are no longer viable and must pursue an ultimate disposition strategy. Many businesses face hard choices in 2001 as the...

Wrestling With a Bad Economy.
May 1, 2001... It has been a decade since the credit management profession has had to deal with a recession, but in comparison to its predecessors, the recession of 1991 was quite mild. Unless you were around in 1982 when things were really in a slump,...

Working With International Finance Institutions.
May 1, 2001... General Motors Corp. and AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest automaker, will soon begin producing 75,000 new Niva vehicles a year in Togliatti, Russia at a factory financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD...

Hot Spots: United Arab Emirates.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Of the seven former Trucial States that united in the early 1970s to form the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Sharja, Fujayra, Ra's al Khaymah and Umm al Qaywayn), all are ruled by dominant families, and power is based on...

Ger van Rosmalen.
May 1, 2001... Developing a Specialty Service: An Insider's View Ger J. van Rosmalen is the Manager, Foreign Department for F. van Lanschot Bankiers N.V. located in Breda, the Netherlands. A member of the Finance, Credit and International Business...

Oklahoma Lien Laws--A Primer.
May 1, 2001... Introduction Mechanics and materialmen's liens, often referred to as "M&M liens," exist to protect those whose labor or materials are used to improve the value of real property. [1] Created by statute, liens are strictly construed in...