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How To Speed Up Payments For Your Business


Getting payments in on time is crucial for keeping your business running smoothly, and it’s the only way to guarantee a good, consistent cash flow, which is something all businesses need. However, many businesses struggle with this, and they have a whole list of payments they’re waiting for at any one time - that’s going to disrupt any kind of financial security you might be trying to build, and your business isn’t going to be able to grow very well, if at all. With that in mind, here are some ways to speed up payments for your business so this is no longer an issue. Read on to find out more. 


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Implement Recurring Billing 

Recurring billing is a fantastic option if you want to speed up payments for your business, and it’s especially useful for businesses that offer any kind of subscription-based service or product. When you’re able to automate the billing cycle, you can be sure you’re going to get a certain amount of money each month (or whenever that cycle happens to fall), and you’ll be able to budget much more easily. 


There are some other brilliant benefits of recurring billing to consider as well, including the fact that it’s a very convenient way for customers to pay, and if you can make things easier, it means fewer missed payments (and fewer late ones, come to that). Plus, it’s more efficient to run your business with as many automated processes as possible, and it means you can focus on the core of what you do without worrying (too much) about the rest. 

Offer Multiple Payment Options

Something else that can help speed up payments is if you can provide customers with various different ways to pay. Different customers have different needs and preferences, and if you can accommodate as many of these as possible - within reason, of course - that’s going to lead to faster payments; your customers won’t even have to think about it. 


Some of the most popular options for payment include taking credit and debit cards, offering ACH (automated clearing house) payments, letting your customers use digital wallets like Apple Pay or PayPal, and even bank transfers. Do some research to make sure you’re offering the options your customers want and what’s going to work for your business, and you should find that when you offer more, you get paid faster. 

Have Early Payment Incentives

Offering incentives for early payments can be another great way to speed up the payment process - it’s going to motivate customers to pay their invoices sooner because they’ll save money. You can offer discounts, credits, or other rewards if people pay by a certain date, and if the rewards are interesting enough, they’ll definitely want to take part. 


Discounts are a particularly good thing to offer because people love to save money and feel as though they’re getting a bargain, but other ideas include better credit terms for early payers or perhaps a rewards program. The key is not to lose money when you offer this kind of thing, so make sure you do your calculations before setting anything up. 


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