February 26, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
Simple, right? Your company orders goods, they arrive, the bill comes, you pay it. Not always. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Contract, Courey International Inc. v. Designer Floors of Texas Inc., Holley Performance Products Inc. v. Smith-CNC China Network Co. et al, Invoice, Payment disputes, Supplier's goods, Valspar Refinish Inc. v. Gaylord's Inc.
October 5, 2009 by Jared BilskiScary thought: Financial loss from “improper payments” has affected almost half of your peers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Duplicate bills, Improper payments, Invoice errors, Mistakes, The Aberdeen Group, Vendor
October 2, 2009 by Jared BilskiThe master file vendor is the most critical material AP has at its disposal. So it’s worth asking if your master vendor file has all the info it needs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: A/P, Contract, discounts, Invoices, Master vendor file, Sales tax items, TIN
August 9, 2009 by Jared BilskiEveryone knows to look for red flags that foreshadow the end for important customers. New research suggests the same should be done for key suppliers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Customers, Ernst & Young, Red flags, Suppliers
June 11, 2009 by Jared BilskiWhen it comes to your tech buys, it doesn’t have to be a choice between going green or saving green — as long as you know where to look. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bargain prices, Computers, Green, HP Compaq, Memory, PC Magazine
May 14, 2009 by Jared BilskiSpring seems to have breathed new life into many small businesses as institutions are reluctantly relaxing their stranglehold on credit. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Credit freeze, Government Accounting Office, President Obama, SBA, Secondary market, Small business loans
March 27, 2009 by Jennifer Azara February 6, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Negotiation is a tactic every Finance chief employs. But renegotiation may be the key to real savings. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Renegotiation, Small Business Research Board, Supplier agreements, Vendor contracts
January 29, 2009 by Jared BilskiStuck with inactive vendors but daunted by the thought of actually fixing your problem? Don’t be. The solution is probably less painful than you think. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Duplication, Inactive vendors, Master vendor file, Purging vendors
December 18, 2008 by Jared BilskiTrying times have a way of driving staffers to take drastic measures. So, now is the time to watch out for tainted performance metrics. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bankrupt companies, Budgets, Deloitte Forensic Center, Employee fraud, Peformance metrics, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
