Don’t Let Your Profits Go Up In Smoke

DON’T LET YOUR PROFITS GO UP IN SMOKE By Benjamin Kelly Lovejoy & Kelly PS Seattle, WA Washington State’s legalization of marijuana in November 2012 opened up a slew of possibilities for businesses and entrepreneurs, both experienced and budding. Overnight, there was need and opportunity for pot-related businesses from retailers to suppliers to growers. Many…

Just Because

JUST BECAUSE… YOU’RE NOT PARANOID…  THEY ARE WATCHING YOU By Rick Cruz Fraudulent companies masquerading as legitimate businesses have never been a unique or novel concept. Whether it be the charlatans of the 15th century or the Enron’s of the 90’s, there has been no shortage of illegitimate gains through deception. Even our nation’s most…

URGENT NEWS

URGENT NEWS Mail Fraud Investigation   For several years one or more individuals in Canada have been contacting printing companies in the U.S. requesting their services in printing mailings that are sent to US consumers. Once the print job is complete and the mailings are sent, the suspect/s mail the victim printing company a check that…

CONdemned

PROTECT YOURSELF! C A N A D I A N   S C A M    A L E R T ! CONdemned The Canadian Crime ring plaguing printers was thwarted again this past Good Friday thanks to PICB’s efforts to keep Printers protected from these profit sucking criminals! On Good Friday at approximately 4…

Your Money – Your Rules

YOUR MONEY – YOUR RULESRule 5 – Dealing with Delinquencies By Andrea Schlack & Robbie Burch Over the past many months we have discussed practices for building profit with good credit granting policies, but what about the collection process? You have followed the rules, you performed due diligence, the risk assessment was positive and terms were…

REALITY BITES

REALITY BITES: Where’s My Payment?   By Andrea Schlack and Bobbie Burch   Your company worked arduously convincing a customer to use your company as a vendor for goods and services: They finally agreed, providing you with a completed credit application/agreement which was then thoroughly reviewed, and the customer was deemed creditworthy, thus a credit…