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1. Articles
   1. Bankruptcy
      1. Automatic Stay
      2. Bankruptcy Bill S.256
      3. Preferences Q&A
      4. Canadian Bankruptcy Law
      5. Chinese Bankruptcy Law-Pt 1
      6. Critical Vendor Payments
      7. Intro to U.S. Bankruptcy Chapter 11
      8. Intro to U.S. Bankruptcy Chapter 7
      9. Involuntary Bankruptcy
      10. Chinese Bankruptcy Law-Pt2
      11. Preferences
      12. Proof of Claim
      13. Reclamation Rights
      14. U.S. Bankruptcy Law: A Brief History
      15. Unsecured Creditors' Committee
      16. When Your Customer Files Bankruptcy
      17. Why Informal Reorganizations Fail
      18. Changes to U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Rules
      19. US Bankruptcy Code Section 503(b)(9)
      20. U.S. Bankruptcy Rule 6003
      21. Russian Bankruptcy Reform
      22. Will HR 1942 Send BAPCPA Packing?
      23. 2011 Reduction in Business Bankruptcies
      24. Selling Bankruptcy Claims
   2. Business Operations
      1. Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations
      2. Attaining Process Value
      3. COPC-2000 Certification
      4. COPC-2000: Pursuing Excellence
      5. Escheatment Primer
      6. In Search of Quality
      7. Frustrating European Tradition Explained
      8. OFAC Compliance
      9. Transportation Law Alert
      10. Business Process Re-engineering
      11. Purchase Order Financing
      12. Passwords
      13. INCOTERMS 2010
      14. Business Email Done Right
      15. Industrial Classification
      16. CAN-SPAM
      17. Five Managerial Keys
      18. Electronic Contracts
   3. Outsourcing
      1. 9 Earmarks of the Right Outsourcing Partner
      2. Outsourcing and the Credit Dpt.
      3. Outsourcing to Increase Cash Flow
      4. Strategic Outsourcing: Analyzing the Cost Benefits
      5. Sending Customer-Facing Functions Offshore
      6. How A/R ReSourcing Can Improve Overall Business Performance
      7. Receivables Outsourcing
      8. Managing an Outsourcing Initiative (1)
      9. Managing an Outsourcing Intiative (2)
      10. Managing an Outsourcing Initiative (3)
      11. Managing an Outsourcing Initiative (4)
      12. Managing an Outsourcing Initiative (5)
   4. Credit Management
      1. Personal Guarantees
      2. Proforma Invoices
      3. Business Credit Fraud: Let the Seller Beware
      4. Cash Flow and DSO
      5. Debt Collection RFP
      6. Comparing DSO Figures
      7. Credit and Collections in the United States
      8. Credit Extensions are Loans
      9. Credit Insurance Questions and Answers
      10. D/P, D/A and International Sales
      11. Export Trade to Latin America
      12. Final and Binding Arbitration
      13. Effective Credit Management
      14. Hello? Do You Speak English?
      15. Importance of Knowing Customer's Legal Identity
      16. Collecting from a Risky Customer
      17. Industry Credit Groups
      18. International Sales Contracts
      19. It Isn't Just the Four Cs of Credit Anymore
      20. New LC Rules
      21. Reducing Delinquent Accounts
      22. Reliability of Financial Statements
      23. Resolving Accounts Receivable Disputes
      24. Sales vs. Credit
      25. Extending Credit to a Troubled Company
      26. Selling without Financials
      27. Setting a Reasonable Credit Limit
      28. The Rules for Letters of Credit are Changing!
      29. Getting Paid on Exports
      30. Trade Credit Insurance
      31. Accounting for Uncollectible Accounts
      32. Credit Crunch Increases Reliance on Trade Credit
      33. Credit and Collections Policy
      34. Credit and Collection Policy Basics
      35. Increase in USD Value Abroad Poses Difficult Foreign Exchange Issue for US Exporter
      36. International Financial Reporting Standards to Replace GAAP
      37. Political Risk Insurance
      38. Chinese Credit Management Part 1
      39. Chinese Credit Management Part 2
      40. Red Flags
      41. Altman Z Score
      42. Collection Effectiveness Index
      43. DuPont Analysis
      44. Understanding the Balance Sheet
          1. Sample Balance Sheet
      45. Understanding the Income Statement
      46. Understanding the Cash Flow Statement
          1. Sample Cash Flows
      47. Using DSO to Measure Collection Efficiency
      48. Escheatment
      49. Receivables Based Financing
      50. Basic Outline for a Credit Policy
   5. Country Risk
   6. Commercial Law
      1. C.O.D. Payments and NSF Checks
      2. Choices of Law and Venue
      3. Collecting Interest and Collection Costs
      4. Collection Suit Process
      5. Consignments
      6. Countersuit & Consequence
      7. Creditor vs. Family Limited Partnership
      8. European Order for Payment Procedure
      9. Foreign Legalization of Public Documents
      10. Payment in Full Checks
      11. Reducing Risks for Creditors Engaging in Litigation in Mexico
      12. Restrictive Endorsements on Checks
      13. Secured Transactions and UCC 9
      14. The Out of Business Corporation and Successor Liability
      15. U.S. Uniform Commercial Code: The Basics
      16. What You Have to Prove in Court
      17. Notes on Restrictive Endorsements
      18. Enforceable Foreign Judgments
      19. EU Legislation Offers Cost Effective Alternatives
      20. Secured Transactions in Canada
      21. Domesticating a Foreign Arbitration Award
      22. EU New Rules on Late Payments
      23. Bad Check Laws
      24. OHADA Harmonizes Commercial Laws in Africa
      25. Piercing the Corporate Veil in Mexico
      26. Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Mexico
      27. U.S. Civil Process
   7. Collections
      1. Collection Calls that Get Result$
      2. Contingency Fees
      3. Court Costs and Suit Fees
      4. Creditor Won't Sue
      5. Help Your OCA Help You
      6. International Claims Demystified
      7. Probability of Collecting on Past Due Accounts
      8. Secrets to Writing Effective Collection Letters
      9. Selecting the Right Collection Agency
      10. Skip Tracing Basics
      11. The ABCs of Telephone Collections
      12. Uncollected Dollars Threatening Your Survival
      13. Using an OCA to Execute Debtor Judgments
      14. Why a Collection Agency rather than an Attorney
      15. Working with OCAs
      16. Evaluating Your Collection Agency
      17. Payment Differences between N Am and Europe
      18. Certified Translations
      19. Collecting Foreign Arbitration Awards
      20. 6 Secrets for Writing Effective Collection Letters
          1. Sample Collection Reminder Letter
          2. Sample Collection Final Demand Letter
      21. Long Term Payment Plans
      22. Irish Law Makes Collections More Difficult
      23. A Good Collector Needs a Balanced Attitude
      24. Suing a Debtor
      25. 13 Strategies to Speed up Collections
      26. Regulating Commercial Debt Collection
      27. Telephone Collections: 10 Do's and Don'ts
      28. B2B Collection Agency Placement Strategies
      29. Collection Tips for Small Business
      30. Payment Plan Negotiations
2. Resources
   1. U.S. Bankruptcy Stats
      1. Monthly US Bankruptcy Filings
      2. Quarterly U.S. Business Bankruptcies
      3. Quarterly Comparison 4Q2010 to 4Q2011
      4. Quarterly Comparison 3Q2010 to 3Q2011
      5. Quarterly Comparison 2Q2010 to 2Q2011
      6. Quarterly Comparison 1Q2010 to 1Q2011
      7. Quarterly Comparison 4Q2009 to 4Q2010
      8. Quarterly Comparison 3Q2009 to 3Q2010
      9. Quarterly Comparison 2Q2009 to 2Q2010
      10. Quarterly Comparison 1Q2009 to 1Q2010
      11. 12-Month Comparison 12/31/10 to 12/31/11
      12. 12-Month Comparison 9/30/10 to 9/30/11
      13. 12-Month Comparison 6/30/11 to 6/30/10
      14. 12-Month Comparison 3/31/10 to 3/31/11
      15. 12-Month Comparison 12/31/09 to 12/31/10
      16. 12-Month Comparison 9/30/09 to 9/30/10
      17. 12-Month Comparison 6/30/09 to 6/30/10
      18. 12-Month Comparison 3/31/09 to 3/31/10
   2. US Trade Receivable Statistics
      1. Q4-2011 Trade Receivables
      2. Q3-2011 Trade Receivables
      3. Q2 2011 Trade Receivables
      4. Q1-2011 Trade Receivables
      5. Q4-2010 Trade Receivables
      6. Q3-2010 Trade Receivables
      7. Q2 2010 Trade Receivables
      8. Q1 2010 Trade Receivables
      9. Q4 2009 Trade Receivables
      10. Q3 2009 Trade Receivables
      11. Q2 2009 Trade Receivables
      12. Q1 2009 Trade Receivables
   3. State Collection Law
   4. Financial Formulas
      1. Days Sales Outstanding
      2. Collection Effectiveness Index
      3. Inventory Turnover
      4. Dupont Analysis
   5. Official Company Registers
   6. "In the Know"
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