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Accounts Receivable: How can I make sure that my customers pay in a timely fashion?
Rod Katzfey answered:

What you are seeing is a pattern for a business that is experiencing a cash flow issue and ultimately will go out of business as suppliers will move them to prepayment or COD.

One solution to protect your business is to accept a credit card for payment of the invoice within 7 days and let them manage their cash flow challenges behind the scenes with their issuing bank.

The other option is to offer prepayment and if they are not in position for that then I would no longer sell product/services.

Sometimes it takes one supplier to force the inevetible, but you have to protect your business and resources as well.

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