Solution unpaid :
The main cause of delinquency is due precisely to the delinquency to which they are subject, even though the deterioration process usually begins several years before bankruptcy.

However, by implementing simple solutions, you can easily reduce your delinquencies. We present four of them here.

However, you can receive free of charge our complete documentation presenting the TEN solutions to put in place to reduce and prevent non-payment. Simply request it here on the right-hand side of this screen. 

Without further ado, here are some simple solutions:

• Demand a deposit!

By requiring a down payment of 30%, you reduce the risk of non-payment. However, this requirement must be included in your terms and conditions of sale. If you have accepted payment by cheque, do not start any work until you have checked the status of your customer's account.

• Don't fill the Danaïdes' barrel!

In Greek mythology, the Danaids are the 50 daughters of King Danaos. Each of them will kill her husband (their 50 cousins...) on their wedding night and are therefore condemned to Hell, to endlessly fill a barrel with holes.

Don't be a Danaide: filling out your order form for customers who don't pay is not worthwhile and will damage your business:
Not only do you multiply the unpaid bills, but you have to work four times as hard to make up for the unpaid bills. If your margin is 33%, you have to make four sales to make up for the loss due to unpaid bills.

The rule must be clear: a customer should not be served with an order if the payment due date of his previous invoices has passed.

• Take the lead!

Forgetting the customer (the famous excuse "I lost your bill") can be settled by a reminder letter.

So here's the easy treatment:

After the due date of the invoice, you can send a letter of reminder: attach a duplicate invoice: if your customer has really misplaced your invoice, the letter of reminder will not be a sufficient accounting receipt for him: take the initiative and send him directly the document he needs.

On the reminder letter, also indicate a due date. Brief. For example, 10 days.

• Start legal proceedings as soon as possible!

After an amicable approach has remained a dead letter, it is sometimes necessary to move immediately to a legal solution, which should not frighten you!

Within the framework of a contractual relationship, in 99% of the cases, you can ask the judge to convict your client on a simple file: this is called the Order to Pay :

By preparing a complete file (order form, invoice, formal notice), you just have to deposit it at the competent court which is most of the time the debtor's domicile (there are some exceptions however such as for co-ownership charges for example).

You can also ask our study to do this for you and monitor the relationship with the court. By delegating this procedure to a professional, you not only ensure that the order for payment is properly filled out by a professional, but you also delegate a procedure that you are not used to: you save time and can devote yourself to your business.

This approach is invoiced by our study at 42.90 euro excluding VAT.

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