Anyone with a small business or not has been worried at least once about whether their customer is going to pay. It can be a matter of delayed payment or a customer might not pay for the finished job and it can be a frustrating process. In addition, it can cut off your cash flow that can be bad for business. Let’s take a look at some ways to ensure payment: Be careful about extended credits and don’t offer them to new clients Make sure you talk about the payment methods clearly Take a part of your money at the beginning  Follow-up with customers that have missed payments Reward good paying customers