My opinion on this CreditorWatch is that it should really be handled by Government, in this case either ASIC or consumer affairs, where the consumers are businesses in the B2B case.
There are many political issues with private credit black lists; for example in housing rentals the private list has a large number of people with mental disabilities on it; so these people are further excluded from basic human services like housing, through a completely unaccountable form of illegal discrimination. I dislike the lack of accountability and transparency with a service like this, I don't think private companies should be playing cop. We separated church and state because it clouded morality, I think we should separate business and state for the same reason. PS: just a quick intro as I'm sorry I've been lurking: I'm Rebecca Cannon, founder Artabase. Artabase is an online marketing channel for the Fine Art market. http://www.artabase.net For my business, when our creditors have been stretched; providing them with some leniancy has helped earn their trust and respect, and therefore their business, long term. However we're dealing with a very respectable market where honour is highly valued, which does help. I find it hard to beleive the NSW Gov doesn't have existing channels in place for chasing up overdue creditors; how hard is it to get ASIC to issue them with a warning that they're trading while insolvant? On Oct 27, 5:21 pm, Dale <dale-hur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi All > > We have launch CreditorWatch -http://creditorwatch.com.au > > As friends of Silicon Beach we have setup a promo code that will not > be ever matched again, sba1, which gives your first 3 months free > access. That is HUGH! The only requirement is that you have a valid > ABN. > > What > Basically CreditorWatch is an online platform that allows businesses > to expose clients who have not paid invoices. > > You can nominate for CreditorWatch to send you email alerts for ABNs > you are watching so you know immediately if one of your customers has > started defaulting elsewhere. > > Why Join > Our service gives you advance notice if someone starts to default on > other suppliers > Our subscription model is much cheaper then the competitors. > > Whom > Small to medium Businesses in Australia (though our patent covers the > US too). > > Why > The CEO is from the print industry and was sick of businesses to do > not pay their bills and go to a competitor and then rack up huge debt > with them and then move on to next competitor. > > How > We allow businesses to post defaults against business. The lawyers > require proof which is a statement of demand or other legal notice. > > Our generous promo code is the best code we will ever release. We ask > that in exchange for the offer that you provide feedback on the site, > the layout, the concept, the usability and anything else you can think > of. > > Kind regards, > Dale > > Dale Hurley > Chief Technology Officerhttp://creditorwatch.com.au -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
