The Invoice Is Sent. Now the Real Work Begins.
You’ve done the work. You’ve sent the invoice. Now you wait.
A week passes. Then another. The due date comes and goes. You start wondering whether to say something — and then talk yourself out of it, because the client relationship matters and you don’t want to seem pushy.
Meanwhile, the money you’ve already earned is sitting in someone else’s account.
This isn’t rare
Late payments are one of the most widespread and least talked-about problems in small business. According to recent figures, nearly half of all invoices sent by UK small businesses are paid late. Not occasionally. On average.
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