The Importance of Credit Checking and Credit Reports
Carrying out company credit checks on potential and existing clients should be an everyday part of business life however many companies are still leaving themselves open to the threat of bad debt by not carrying out such checks. Conducting credit checks through company credit reports will usually provide a credit score - allowing businesses to make better informed decisions about whether to extend credit. However whilst carrying out such checks sounds like common sense, less than a third (31%) of UK companies perform a credit check before trading. And this looks unforgivable when you consider that almost half (47%) of UK businesses have lost money in the last year when trading with another company.Whilst these figures are shocking, we'll now look at some of the other reasons why reviewing company credit reports and other credit checking tools is vital to ensuring your business' success....