{"id":7616,"date":"2021-04-20T15:54:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T19:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/?p=7616"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:47:30","slug":"the-art-of-getting-paid-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/the-art-of-getting-paid-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Getting Paid for Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Art of Getting Paid for Small Businesses\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-8 col-lg-4 entry-header__image\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"entry-header__thumbnail js-hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1064\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-619403886-1064x810.jpg\" class=\"entry-header__thumbnail-image\" alt=\"woman works in a cafe with a laptop and a coffee\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-619403886-1064x810.jpg 1064w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-619403886-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-619403886-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/01\/GettyImages-619403886.jpg 1675w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1064px) 100vw, 1064px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-04-20T15:54:31-04:00\">April 20, 2021<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"The Art of Getting Paid for Small Businesses\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/the-art-of-getting-paid-for-small-businesses\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/owen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/fr-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Owen_sage-advice-002.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Owen Sweeney<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s one of your biggest challenges as a business owner? If \u201cbeing paid\u201d is one of your answers, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to dealing with getting paid on time and late payments, it helps to know your customers. But how well do you know them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Art of Being Paid is a useful kit that will help you to answer that question. In the kit is a quiz \u2013 take it to determine the character traits of your customers and what you need to do to get paid on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s advice on the steps you need to take, from what to do before you accept a job to what you should do once you\u2019ve been paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-c5249248-d5b5-4919-943a-3b4b29e79738\">Download your free guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steps cover tips on how to send an invoice and how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/products\/sage-50cloud\/invoice-payments\/\">accounting software<\/a> can help to automate the process, what you should do between the time you\u2019ve sent the invoice and the deadline for your payment terms, and what to do if that time period passes and you\u2019ve not been paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Art of Being Paid kit offers advice on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to work out what character traits your customers have \u2013 this will help you to determine how best to communicate and work with them so you get paid on time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What you need to know about a potential customer before you accept a job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The steps you need to take during the job so you\u2019re communicating with your customer in the right way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What you need to do just before you finish the job and what to communicate to your customer, such as reiterating your payment terms.\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner on-scroll-highlight__target\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Free Guide: The art of getting paid for small businesses <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chasing invoice payments doesn\u2019t have to be painful. Use this\u00a0kit\u00a0to answer a few questions about your customers so you understand their\u00a0payment drivers, then read our advice on how to flex your style for each, calling techniques and much more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-c5249248-d5b5-4919-943a-3b4b29e79738\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Download the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/eloqua_1200x640_plumber_bossit-1200x525-1.jpg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"boss it and get paid with sage\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/eloqua_1200x640_plumber_bossit-1200x525-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-excerpt-from-the-art-of-being-paid\"><strong>Excerpt from The Art of Being Paid<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more insights into what you can learn from The Art of Being Paid, here\u2019s an excerpt from the kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-customers-delay-paying\"><strong>Why customers delay paying<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incredibly, our 2017 report (The Domino Effect: The Impact of Late Payments) found that 35% of customers have no reason for paying invoices late. Meanwhile, 40% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) cite \u201cprotecting client relationships\u201d as the biggest barrier to chasing payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in our experience, the solution to this problem stems from the same place as the SMBs\u2019 concerns \u2013 customer relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improving-customer-relationships\"><strong>Improving customer relationships<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some, chasing invoices can be irritating admin that eats into family time. For others, it\u2019s an anxiety-inducing task where they struggle to balance their need for money with the need to avoid awkward conversations with their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But being paid is an essential part of any successful working relationship. Like most relationships, those with your customers will benefit from a better understanding of their motivations and pressure points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more useful advice, download your free kit \u2013 The Art of Being Paid.<\/p>\n\n<section class=\"more-topics alignfull has-grey-light-background-color wp-block-sage-post-topics\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"more-topics__title h2\">Browse more topics from this article<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-12 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"post-tags__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"post-tags__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/tag\/cloud-technology\/\" class=\"post-tags__link button button--secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcloud technology\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div 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