Even with a signature - which we already get - it still requires us to take legal action of some kind.
Most of the people that owe us money have no reason not to pay. The job has been finished as per the agreement. Our problem is having to pursue every single case legally in order to get our money.
Obviously a step in the right direction would be to get a downpayment - which we do - and then another 40% upon delivery of the job, which we try. But that still leaves money outstanding, and I swear people take advantage of the fact that small businesses tend to have problems with collecting outstanding money.
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