With a few exceptions, businesses of all types have to deal with non-receivables.<p>A better strategy is to make sure the company that owes you money knows you are serious about collections and will aggressively pursue. Something as simple as having your lawyer send a collections letter by certified mail will deliver a good portion of the time.<p>If everyone did this, it wouldn&#x27;t work. Companies that consistently pay late or continuously try to get out of paying are doing so because they simply don&#x27;t have the cash. If they think you are going to cause them to spend more cash by them not paying you on time, you will get moved up the list.