Small companies tend to pay reasonably promptly. The larger the company, the longer they take to pay. I have dealt directly with BT and P&O. They authorise the invoice after about 29 days, but it can take 2 or 3 weeks for it to progress through their systems and get to you.
A word of warning when dealing with overseas companies. For Europe or America do not even start the work until you have a signed contract specifying everything, including the payment terms. Without a signed bit of paper they will accept your work but never pay, claiming that there is no contract. For Africa and Asia, double the price and ask for a 50% deposit. You will never get the other 50%, so forget it. On Mon, 2013-02-11 at 07:56 +0000, Alex Brelsfoard wrote: > Here's a slightly off-topic question for you all. > I'm planning on doing some consulting work and was wondering what I should > expect as the norm for delay between when I bill my client and when I > should receive their money. > Is there such a norm? Or is it entirely dependent on the client and/or our > agreement? > > Thanks for any advice. > > --Alex
