http://www.entrepreneur-resources.net/collecting-unpaid-debts Your source for small business information Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.entrepreneur-resources.net/collecting-unpaid-debts/comment-page-1#comment-25957 Penny Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:08:12 +0000 http://blog.entrepreneur-resources.net/2005/12/22/collecting-unpaid-debts/#comment-25957 my husband has been in business for 16 years before he finally had to lay off his employees because of "Mr. Man"s. Our policy now is that we do not even give a project number to a job until we receive 50% down, and our simple letter contract states the client will be contacted upon completion and payment arrangements made at that time. It works when we stick to the policy and it doesn't when we don't - when we slip up and trust people who are the Mr. Manwolf in cheap's clothing.... my husband has been in business for 16 years before he finally had to lay off his employees because of “Mr. Man”s. Our policy now is that we do not even give a project number to a job until we receive 50% down, and our simple letter contract states the client will be contacted upon completion and payment arrangements made at that time. It works when we stick to the policy and it doesn’t when we don’t – when we slip up and trust people who are the Mr. Manwolf in cheap’s clothing….

]]> http://www.entrepreneur-resources.net/collecting-unpaid-debts/comment-page-1#comment-26317 Penny Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:08:00 +0000 http://blog.entrepreneur-resources.net/2005/12/22/collecting-unpaid-debts/#comment-26317 my husband has been in business for 16 years before he finally had to lay off his employees because of "Mr. Man"s. Our policy now is that we do not even give a project number to a job until we receive 50% down, and our simple letter contract states the client will be contacted upon completion and payment arrangements made at that time. It works when we stick to the policy and it doesn't when we don't - when we slip up and trust people who are the Mr. Manwolf in cheap's clothing.... my husband has been in business for 16 years before he finally had to lay off his employees because of “Mr. Man”s. Our policy now is that we do not even give a project number to a job until we receive 50% down, and our simple letter contract states the client will be contacted upon completion and payment arrangements made at that time. It works when we stick to the policy and it doesn’t when we don’t – when we slip up and trust people who are the Mr. Manwolf in cheap’s clothing….

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