getting paid to pay those who need to get paid

A huge problem with small businesses working with small stores is collecting your cash. It can be really hard to collect the money owed to you from stores, and no real way to do it besides sending them to collections, or sending the mafia men out in suits. 'hey, give me the money for the baby onesies" (said in my best sopranos imagination voice)

but this is an issue and has been for a long time for us, it takes up a lot of time and it also prevents us from paying our bills on time to the people who have been helping us create the brand.

sometimes you got to play hard ball. and though its not a personal issue or matter, we have to get tough once in a while.

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Hi [ an anonymous store] ,
I have been calling and faxing invoices to the store since November and have
been emailing with M. since the beginning of January about two unpaid
invoice we have for your store. My factor, Westgate Financial, has been
calling the store as well.

M. has apparently passed the information along to you, and since
November I have kept being told that they will be paid “that week” however
neither I nor my factor have received either check and I have not heard back
from you. The credit cards we were given in October by M. were
declined, and I have since faxed, emailed and called to try to get someone
to send the payments by check, and have been continuously assured that they
were being sent out.

The first shipment (May 2007) was paid 120 days late to WestGate Financial.
We have extended terms of NET 30 to you on 3 occasions now, and since none
have been paid in a reasonable amount of time, I am sure that you will
understand that until our factor can approve your credit standing again, any
future orders will have to be pre-paid before they will be released to ship
out.

INVOICES DUE:
#26 (SO #75) Total: $----- (due:12/5/07—75 days past due)
#30 Total: $---- (due: 1/12/08 – 30 days past due)


Please see the attached and please get back to me via phone or email to let
me know that both checks have been sent.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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