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Tips for Renegotiating Prices and Terms With Your Suppliers

by Carrie Hinkel on March 27th, 2008

Most business owners just accept their vendors’ prices, payment terms, shipping terms, etc. as is, without ever questioning them or trying to renegotiate better terms. But the truth is, as a buyer, you have the leverage to get better pricing and terms – and it’s all just a phone call away. Here’s how: Getting better prices on products There are a few tactics you can use to lower your current wholesale pricing. The first is using an increased order quantity to get a discount. Let your suppliers know that you are willing in increase your standard order size in exchange... Read more »

Negotiating Better Payment Terms With Your Suppliers

by Larry Slusser on December 4th, 2007

Cash flow is king, and hanging onto the money that flows through your business as long as you can is not just good business practice, it is essential to maintaining and improving your cash flow, which will in turn improve the profitability of your company. Consider that the United States government keeps billions and billions of dollars of our money and makes interest off of it until they are required to pay it back in the form of a tax refund each year. Many Fortune 500 companies spend millions of dollars on systems and processes to maximize cash flow and... Read more »