Dean Kaplan

Jan 10, 2024 | forbes.com | Dean Kaplan

Dean Kaplan is president of The Kaplan Group. He writes about business debt collection & contract negotiations & provides financial advice. If you’re part of the leadership team guiding a fast-growing startup, financial health is a constant concern. Early on, your company’s ability to attract new capital in successive funding rounds may have been the strongest indicator that your business was destined for success. Over time, these measures must evolve with your business.

Jan 3, 2024 | allbusiness.com | Dean Kaplan |Richard Harroch

By Dean Kaplan Imagine your accounts payable manager receiving an email from a valued vendor announcing a change in payment procedures. A new payment link is provided, which your manager bookmarks and uses to remit the amount due that week. When the late notices start rolling in, the manager is flummoxed. The payment has been debited from your bank account, but your vendor can prove they haven’t received it.

Dec 5, 2023 | forbes.com | Dean Kaplan

Dean Kaplan is president of The Kaplan Group. He writes about business debt collection & contract negotiations & provides financial advice. U.S. businesses more than $2 trillion in goods to buyers across the globe in 2022, with an additional $928 billion in exported to other countries—everything from travel, communications, construction, insurance, legal services and more. If your company is part of this nonstop trade activity, you’re already dealing with a unique set of complexities and risks.

Nov 14, 2023 | forbes.com | Dean Kaplan

Dean Kaplan is president of The Kaplan Group. He writes about business debt collection & contract negotiations & provides financial advice. For decades, small to midsize businesses have seen trade credit as an essential tool in building sales and customer loyalty. But the risks of extending credit to customers have risen sharply in the past few years. The 2022 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer shows that:• 47% of business invoices are paid late.

Oct 17, 2023 | forbes.com | Dean Kaplan

Dean Kaplan is president of The Kaplan Group. He writes about business debt collection & contract negotiations & provides financial advice. If your accounts receivable metrics are looking dismal these days, you’re hardly alone. According to the 2022 Atradius Payment Barometer, half of all business invoices generated in the U.S. are paid late—and 42% of companies surveyed said they spent more time pursuing past-due accounts, an increase from the previous year.