Posts Tagged ‘Debt Collection’

Bad Debts Costly to Small Businesses

Did you know that from a survey done in UK, 47% of SMEs have no provision in place for bad debts or unpaid invoices? 34% will rely on legal action should they find themselves in such a situation, 27% would use their bank overdraft facility and 15% even plan to cover their shortfall with their own savings!

Unfortunately, even with good working relationship with suppliers and customers

More Warning Signs of Bad Debts

  • The debtor does not return phone calls, letters or emails
  • Letters sent to debtor returned undelivered
  • The debtor’s family says he has moved but refuses to disclose his whereabouts
  • The debtor denies responsibility
  • The debtor asks you to sue him
  • The debtor

Useful Websites & Contacts

ACRA Bizfile - to purchase company’s & people’s profile

  • You’ll need to know whether the company is Pte Ltd because if so, they may be liable only up to a certain amount of  the debt and debt collectors may not be able to get much from them after they declare bankrupt
  • Reports cost only $5 each

Insolvency & Public Office Trustee -

I Got MY Money Back!

Yeah, finally! I just checked my account online and it’s good news! Although it’s not the full amount (it’s the full 2009 amount), it is already about 75% of the debt! The debt collector will be chasing them again now that this first cheque has just cleared.

I feel so happy about this. It’s no longer about the money but more of showing my debtor that I will not

Signs and Symptoms of Bad Debts

First few signs of impending bad debts:

  • A sudden increase in order
    • It may mean that the customer has lost credit with another supplier and is ordering more from you to fill the gap
  • Payment become increasingly slow
    • The customer may have cash flow problem
  • Groundless complaints about shipped

Weighing the Odds & Taking a Calculated Risk

I had an eventful day 2 days ago. As you may already know, I have been chasing a bad debt for some time already and we finally took action 2 days ago. Yeah!

When I first realised that the debtor has been pulling our noses along all these while, I decided to go all out to  claim back my rightful payment. But there were many routes