Learning Objectives:
Learn about the various bond claim processes available on private and public projects
Learn the procedure for submitting bond claims
Identify time limits and deadlines for notifying sureties and suing on bond claims
Understand the law related to public and private projects, and the remedies and penalties available
Identify circumstances that trigger prompt payment penalties
This will be an interactive presentation and discussion covering how a credit professional can best measure and communicate department performance, efficiency and effectiveness.
The session will focus on three areas of concern:
* Working Capital Management
* The Credit and Collections Department Contribution
* FTE Utilization and Effectiveness
The information covered will help you measure and communicate how well your department is performing to expectations. Efficiency measurements will demonstrate how effectively and efficiently your department is operating and will include benchmarking resources to help put everything in a comparative context.
We will also examine different ways of looking at DSO and how to communicate this to Sales. Write offs and dispute management will be reviewed as well.
This session will be useful for credit professionals looking to evaluate new ways to approach their responsibilities and demonstrate the value add that they bring to their employer. Participants will be presented with specific ideas to evaluate their own performance, their contribution, along with the business environment in which their company operates. The goal of this program is for each attendee to develop an action plan checklist.
Are you going to “stay on the island” or be eliminated in the first round?
What can a Credit Manager do to help their company not only survive but also thrive in our down economy?
Attend this proactive webinar and learn techniques to more than survive in the challenging economy. The webinar will cover the “financial” and “management” side of the equation as well as the “marketing” side. Yes, marketing!
The training session will discuss specific financial tools that the company can use to solidify and even improve its position. These tools will include effective cash budgeting, cash flow assessment, and cash management. Additionally, the “human side” or management of people will be explored. The webinar will also cover the importance of continually “marketing” the business in a down economy.
Professional Designations:
CBA (Credit Business Associate)
CBF (Credit Business Fellow)
CCE (Certified Credit Executive)
The following topics will be covered:
Courses required for each Designation
Filling out the Professional Certification Roadmap
Tips on Achieving your Educational Goals
Why get Certified?
To demonstrate your knowledge of all aspects of credit management
Attest to your ability, leadership and contributions to the credit profession
To assure your employer that you have met industry standards of excellence
To obtain a Professional Designation that is a mark of distinction
To demostrate your commitment to the credit professional and your to continued professional development
The following topics will be covered:
Complete Review of Mechanics Liens and Stop Notices on Public and Private Works
New Service Requirements
New Terminology
Service of Lien and Notice of Mechanics Lien Requirements
New Forms
Review January 1, 2011 changes
Upon successful completion of this on-line course, you
should understand the role of credit in financial
management, the components of effective credit
department systems and procedures, specific
government regulations that pertain to business credit,
credit and policy procedures, selling terms, negotiable
instruments, the Uniform Commercial Code, credit
investigations, financing and insurance, business credit
fraud, factors associated with credit limits, out-of-court
settlements, and bankruptcy.
This program will review the financial reporting environment; the corporate annual report including: What’s good and what’s not, Spotting the issues in annual reports and the warning flags that may be found in the Management Discussion and other “footnotes”.
This webinar will focus on the preservation and perfection of Washington Construction Lien Rights. A construction lien can be a powerful hammer to obtain payment, but if the required steps are not taken in a timely matter, it will result in no lien rights. Attendees at this webinar will learn all steps necessary to preserve and perfect Washington Construction Lien rights.
Many creditors lose as much from customers’ unauthorized deductions as they do from actual customer defaults. This program discusses how a creditor can use the law to reduce these unauthorized deductions and charge backs.
The presentation includes a review of the law covering unauthorized deductions and suggestions for using the law to gain the legal and psychological advantage over customers who claim unauthorized deductions.
Each attendee receives a detailed handout of the materials to be covered in the program.
