Sending Invoices Isn't Getting Paid | Businessing

Businessing with Pat Miller · Aug 24, 2026 · 35m

The average small business owner is owed $17,000 right now, and most of that money is sitting in invoices that got sent and never paid. Sending the bill and getting paid are two different jobs, and today we work on the second one.

It's Money Monday. We dig into the receivables problem QuickBooks just put a number on, the payment terms and late fees that get you paid on time, and the cards-on-file move that changes everything. Then financial advisor Alan Fisher joins us on why 85% of businesses never sell and what to set aside while you're still building. Plus an Idea Slam on the client who…