A FREE guide has been published to help firms in the North-west save up to a third of their annual profits -- lost because of slow paying customers.

The new Credit Management Guide, published by credit management specialist Atradius, has been launched to mark the end of the financial year, when many companies will discover their profits are lower than expected. Atradius says that profits are often eaten away by late paying customers. Each day an invoice is overdue, it can cost a company thousands of pounds in lost credit interest, bank charges and interest payments.For more information contact Tanya Giles on 029 2082 4909.