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Welcome to the Institute of Credit Management
Empowering the Credit Profession
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The ICM has just launched a campaign:

The campaign gives you the opportunity to get something back for yourself - for every nominated Member/Associate who goes on to join ICM you will receive a £20 M&S voucher, or for every nominated Affiliate who goes on to join ICM you will receive a £10 M&S voucher. The more you nominate the more vouchers you can receive. To learn more and take advantage of this offer Click here
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A series of videos produced for the Forum of Private Business offering advice to SMEs
To view this series of videos at GuruOnline Click Here
To view on this site Click Here
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Philip King, ICM's Chief Executive supports the Small Business Minister
as he calls on business to follow Government lead and pay on time.
To read the BIS press release, please click here
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ICM CEO Philip King recently took part in a video produced by HSBC. The video provides some practical hints, tips, advice and best practice for what to do in the current environment and how to position your business for recovery in the next phase of the economic cycle. To view the video click here
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New Member benefit! CreditPal is a revolutionary new online service that allows credit professionals to quickly and easily source monthly management accounts and up-to-date credit recommendations from their entire SME client base. Credit managers have always wanted validated management accounts and up-to-date credit recommendations to help them accurately assess risk. Now that’s possible with CreditPal. ICM Members can access this service by visiting the Members' Area of the website.
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On Wednesday, 21 October, ICM Chief Executive Philip King took part in a live podcast entitled 'Should businesses care about their credit scores?' which was hosted by the Insider Business Club run by Accountancy Age. To listen to the podcast, simply click here, scroll down to the story and register your details when prompted.
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Paying on time is good for business, launched by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) in association with the ICM. The leaflet, which is supported by the BCC, CBI, FPB, FSB and the IoD, promotes the Prompt Payment Code. To view the content, click here.
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The ABI / ICM Trade Credit Award. To view a presentation of the Award's content and benefits, and to register, visit the dedicated website.
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At the inaugural Small Business Finance Forum, which was chaired by Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson, ICM Director General Philip King was invited to take part in the official launch of the series of ten 'Managing Cashflow' guides, an initiative commissioned from the ICM by government as part of a package of help for small businesses. To view the guides, which are being promoted by banks and organisations across the UK, click here.
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The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) commissioned the ICM to produce a number of key guides to help small businesses in these difficult times. Pending the official launch of the full series of guides, titled the Government has identified the early publication of this information as vital. Visit the Business Link website for full details.
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CREDIT MANAGEMENT MATTERS ®, the ICM's best practice web portal, includes tools and tips for every business.
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To enquire about joining the ICM, and to find out about all of the benefits that ICM Membership has to offer, click here.
ICM - Empowering the credit profession
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The Institute of Credit Management (ICM) is a centre of expertise for all matters relating to credit management offering a wide range of services to today's credit professional.
Membership of the ICM includes a wide range of core benefits, including the industry leading CREDITManagement magazine, as well as a growing number of additional Member benefits. Members also have access to the Technical Advisory Service, as well as the ever-popular ICM Bulletin Board in the Members' Area, which shares best practice across the credit industry. You can join the ICM online.
The ICM offers the most comprehensive education scheme in the credit industry, offering a range of flexible study methods, and is the only such organisation accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), as an awarding body.
ICM Trainingdelivers over 200 public seminars every year, from half day 'Getting Started' seminars to in-depth workshops aimed at the most experienced credit people, as well as cutting edge online training through ICM Online Services (icmOS), while the ICM Bookshop carries over 150 key titles across the consumer and trade credit sectors.
ICM Recruitment specialises in filling some of the most important credit vacancies in the UK and mainland Europe. Over 3,000 of the best credit personnel are currently registered with this service.
The Institute of Credit Management is a founder member of FECMA (Federation of European Credit Management Associations) http://www.fecma.eu/
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