What we see inside contractor books. What works. What does not. What most owners miss when their unpaid invoices start piling up.
Most contractors look at their aging report and see overdue invoices. The actual cost runs deeper. It compounds across cash flow, growth, and the cost of capital. Here is the math most operators never run.
Read the article →Collection agencies recover 18 to 30 cents on the dollar and torch the relationship in the process. For trade contractors who depend on repeat work and referrals, that math does not work. There is a better path.
Read the article →Every day past 60 cuts the chance of getting paid. The drop is not gradual. It is a cliff. Understanding why this happens is the difference between getting paid and writing it off.
Read the article →Asking your front office to chase old invoices is asking a sprinter to run a marathon. Different role. Different skill set. Different psychology. Here is why DIY recovery fails almost every time.
Read the article →Six concrete moves that tighten up your invoicing process so fewer customers go past 60 days. None of them are exotic. All of them work. Most contractors are doing fewer than two.
Read the article →Recovery and collections are different jobs. Different goals. Different methods. Different outcomes. Confusing the two costs trade contractors millions every year. Here is how to tell them apart.
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