January 27th, 2010 by Alex Coté
Good news, Nevada. You’re no longer the poster child for delinquent payments. While it’s a bit too soon to be popping the champagne – Nevada still ranks #1 in percentage of accounts 90+ days beyond term – Oregon businesses now own the dubious distinction of leading the nation in late payments. According to our latest [...]
January 15th, 2010 by Alex Coté
Just last month, we reported that small businesses were paying their bills in an increasingly timely manner. After a year of predictable delinquencies, Main Street was exhibiting payment behavior more typical of better times. But as we said then, and as is evidence in the latest NFIB survey, this improving behavior seems to fly in [...]
January 7th, 2010 by Alex Coté
Retailers and their suppliers are starting to report the final numbers from the 2009 holiday shopping season. Initial sales reports look promising – a welcome sign of relief for the top line after a year of uncertain consumer demand. As telling will be the bottom line numbers due out at the end of the month [...]
