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7:34AM | Wednesday, 3 July 2013 | Start-ups are waiting 90 days or even longer for debtors to pay. Here’s how you can negotiate better terms.
6:15PM | Wednesday, 26 June 2013 | Payment systems have been evolving rapidly over the past year, with several new services launching in Australia within the last month alone.
11:54PM | Friday, 25 November 2011 | Businesses must make it as easy as possible to take payments from your customers.
9:43PM | Friday, 2 September 2011 | Small businesses appear to be turning to debtor finance to deal with their cashflow woes, with a 6.1% rise in the value of the sector in the June quarter.
6:58PM | Thursday, 30 June 2011 | US customers can now use a smartphone to pay for a cup of coffee, but experts say it’ll be a while yet before Australia becomes a wallet-less nation.
3:47PM | Wednesday, 23 March 2011 | It can be tempting for start-ups to offer generous payment terms, as a means to attract new customers. But until you collect the cash, all you have done is gifted away your product or service.
2:00AM | Thursday, 24 February 2011 | More than 160,000 businesses started up last year, a 13% increase over 2009, but the prospect for many appears bleak due to continued cashflow problems, according to new research.
1:46PM | Friday, 28 January 2011 | “My dog ate my homework” excuses are rarely tolerated at school, but it seems that small businesses are regularly accepting feeble justifications from customers who don’t pay up on time.
12:44PM | Tuesday, 14 December 2010 | A new survey shows one in six businesses are demanding upfront payments and more are demanding cash in advance due to uncertain market conditions.
10:30AM | Thursday, 28 October 2010 | PayPal says users will be able to click and buy low-cost content without leaving web pages, with low transaction charges for sellers.
