Starting up a business is tough enough without having to put up with the headache of late payment once you’re up and running.
Today, we run down the top 10 most common excuses given by tardy customers and, crucially, get the experts’ view on how to get them to pay up. Make sure you take action on this before your cashflow is decimated.
Elsewhere today, mentor Tom O’Toole explains how to pick a good supplier and Ms Manners gets hot under the collar about etiquette in an Indian restaurant.
Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter the 2011 StartupSmart Awards. Just by entering, your business will be listed on this newsletter. To enter, click here.
Oliver Milman, editor