Uncategorized Archives | BlueTarp Financial

BlueTarp Grows Retail Client Base with WebstaurantStore and Clark National Accounts

BlueTarp’s B2B Credit Program Streamlines Purchase-to-Payment Process BlueTarp Financial, the leading B2B credit management company, recently announced that e-retailer WebstaurantStore and Clark National Accounts, both brands of Clark Associates, Inc., have partnered with BlueTarp for its customizable B2B credit program including ecommerce integration. BlueTarp’s credit program is a unique combination of technology, services, funding and… Read more »

Do You Accept Credit Cards as Payment on In-house Accounts or Refuse and Risk Losing Customers?

How a National Supplier Moved 80% of Their Credit Card-on-Account Payers to Other Forms of Payment and is Saving $1M a Year. A national supplier faced a common dilemma: many business customers were using credit cards to pay their in-house account balances. Though this practice is widespread, it presents suppliers with two problems. First, it’s… Read more »

The BlueTarp Building Supply Index – 2018 Q3

Click here to download the Index as a PDF How to Interpret the Index BlueTarp’s Building Supply Index is a quarterly measure of the economic health of the building supply industry. The Index is a weighted composite of proprietary BlueTarp spending and delinquency data as well as three macro-economic factors: building permits, construction spend, and consumer… Read more »

New Tariffs and Rising Delinquencies Will Put Pressure on Your Cash Flow – Three Ways to Prepare

For building material suppliers, the tariff problem isn’t going away. In July, higher tariffs lifted the prices of lumber, aluminum, steel and other products. More recently, a 10% tariff on more than $200 billion worth of Chinese goods has begun to affect the market for materials such as plywood, roofing slate and air conditioning parts.… Read more »

The BlueTarp Building Supply Index – 2018 Q2

Click here to download the Index as a PDF How to Interpret the Index BlueTarp’s Building Supply Index is a quarterly measure of the economic health of the building supply industry. The Index is a weighted composite of proprietary BlueTarp spending and delinquency data as well as three macro-economic factors: building permits, construction spend, and consumer confidence.… Read more »

The Industrial Economy in 2019: What to Expect and How to Prepare

For nearly a decade, the U.S. economy has been trending upward. But economies go through regular cycles of growth and recession, and many analysts agree that businesses should expect a downturn within the next couple of years. “The economy will probably start slowing down in the second half of 2018,” says Alex Chausovsky, senior consulting… Read more »

Webinar: Where Do You Stand Among Your Peers Regarding Digital Investments

On May 17, 2018, BlueTarp presented a webinar hosted by the National Association of Wholesalers. They shared results from a recent survey of the NAW members about how they are planning their digital investments in 2019. Watch this webinar to see where you stand among your peers in planning and executing new technologies and… Read more »

The q1 2018 BlueTarp Building Supply Index

The BlueTarp Building Supply Index – 2018 Q1

Click here to download the Index as a PDF How to Interpret the Index BlueTarp’s Building Supply Index is a quarterly measure of the economic health of the building supply industry. The Index is a weighted composite of proprietary BlueTarp spending and delinquency data as well as three macro-economic factors: building permits, construction spend, and consumer confidence.… Read more »

How to Cut Friction and Boost Collaboration Between Credit and Sales

In many companies, credit and sales goals aren’t totally contradictory, but they’re not perfectly parallel either—a dynamic that can cause unproductive friction that hurts the whole business. The sales team wants potential customers to be approved quickly and seamlessly—receiving a generous line of credit that they can start using immediately. Meanwhile, credit staffers want to… Read more »

What makes an effective self-service customer portal?

Although there are distinctions between the B2B and B2C buying experience, more and more B2B customers expect their suppliers to mirror the interactions they have with retailers in their personal lives. Today’s B2B buyers are self-sufficient and digitally focused, and they expect easy-to-navigate digital platforms that allow them to complete tasks without disrupting their workflow.… Read more »