Book Description
Mary Schaeffer is considered an industry expert and writes a newsletter that focuses on credit, collections, and accounts receivable.
* Provides an overview of the credit, collections, and accounts receivable functions for senior level managers.
* Provides tips and techniques as well as case studies.
* Shows how to stream line the credit process and how to make this area as efficient as possible.
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Explains the fundamentals of negotiable instruments—promissory notes, drafts, checks, and certificates of deposit. Provides an overview of Article 3's requisites of negotiability. Reviews contract liability, secondary liability conditions, and discharge liability. Covers instruments of property, including enforcement, transfer, and negotiation. Discusses warranty, restitution, claims, defenses to instruments, holder in due course, and check collection process. Examines the customer/payor bank relationship and risk allocation.
Customer Reviews:
Technical but full of information.......2005-08-20
I thought this book was good but reminded me of a textbook. It was a hrd read but has alot of helpful informaiton in it. Everything you need to know about check collection, you will find here. Recommended reading.
This nutshell got me through a rough payment systems class........2000-05-03
This nutshell is a great synopsis of negotiable instrument law. It saved me from failing a payment systems class that I really didn't understand a week before the exam.
Customer Reviews:
Know the FDCPA before putting letter to use.......2007-05-18
Most these letter appear to be in violation of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. I did not find it very useful for anyone trying to run an ethical business.
Found this book to be very helpful........2005-02-16
I purchased this book when I was starting my own collection agency and found many great letters here. I mostly used parts of different letters to create my own, but there were alot of great peices to use together. I liked this book so much I purchased it for a friend of mine who was also starting her own collection agency. I would recommend this book to help you create your own debt collection letters. There is quite a bit of good information in this book.
Very, very basic book.......2004-01-08
Upon receipt of this book I was very, very disapointed.
If you are looking for a collection letter book that gives solid, indepth letters that include FDCPA tags and other inportant collection letter information, this is not the book to buy.
The letters are very basic (people with zero experience might find this to be a starting point) and it glosses over many topics. OR does not address them at all. (If you need letters for accounts more than 90 days past due -- there is no help here.)
I will be very wary of what I buy on Amazon based on this experience. If you are doubtful about buying it -- don't!
Book Description
How to make money collecting money, Starting a Collection Agency Michelle Dunn, Never Dunn Publishing, LLC, $29.
Starting a business is a daunting task, and starting a debt collection business is even harder. Between licensing, bonding, Fair Debt Collection Practices and so many more qualifications a debt collector starting his or her own agency must face, where do they begin? In her instructional guidebook, How to make money collecting money, Starting a Collection Agency, debt collection expert Michelle Dunn explains the critical steps to take when starting your own agency.
Dunn begins by helping Entrepreneurs gather all the information they need to start their own collection agency. She then goes on to explain how she started, set up and ran her own successful collection agency for over 8 years. This book acts as a guidebook to anyone on how to get your business up and running, she says, and if you follow the steps outlined you will have your own successful agency.
Dunn's easy to read format takes the "scare" out of everything that is required when starting a collection agency. With chapters such as What is a collection agency, Should I start my own agency, and explanations of the business plan, legal requirements, state licensing information and helpful tips, Dunn successfully answers questions anyone might have when starting their own agency.
In How to make money collecting money, Starting a collection Agency, readers learn how to find clients, whom to contact to obtain a collection agency license in your state, information on business plans, marketing, The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and many other things you will want to be aware of when starting your agency.
Sharing her knowledge and experience from starting and running her own agency, Dunn teaches readers how to get a successful agency up and running. With the tips and information provided in this book, Entrepreneurs can confidently start their own debt collection business. Armed with the knowledge of who to contact, what associations to join and how the debt collection industry works, they will be able to be the owner of a collection agency with resounding success.
Michelle Dunn, founder and president of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC, is a writer, publisher, consultant and the Editorial Advisor for Eli Financial Debt Collection Compliance Alert Newsletter. Michelle started M.A.D. Collection Agency in January 1998 and ran it successfully until December 2004, when she sold it. She still owns and runs Credit & Collections.com an online community for credit and business professionals. She has been featured in Ladies Home Journal, PC World, Home Business Magazine, Home Business Journal, Entrepreneur, The Internet Web Source, Professional Collector, and in Home Based Business for Dummies, Shameless Marketing for Brazen Hussies, From the Home-Front The Simple guide to starting and Running a Home based business, on (NPR) National Public Radio and many newspapers nationwide. She has many published articles and 3 published books to add to her list of accomplishments. She is now publishing two more titles in her Collecting Money Series as well! as a boxed set.
Customer Reviews:
Considering Starting Your Own Collection Agency? Michelle Dunn Will Walk You Through It!.......2007-04-26
Michelle Dunn offers sound advise to anyone considering opening a collection agency. Michelle is very specific in the steps you must take to successfully open your business.
This book covers it all... From the equipment you'll need, to laws that govern the collections industry, to state specific licensing requirements throughout the United States. Every aspect of opening a collection agency is covered here.
If you are considering opening a collection agency as a home based business, Michelle Dunn will guide you every step of the way.
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Enthusiastically recommended for anyone seriously interested in starting their own collection agency........2006-11-06
Michelle A. Dunn presents her fifteen years of experience running a collections agency in distilled form in Starting a Collection Agency, a no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to getting a collections business off the ground. Starting a Collection Agency does not waste effort on extraneous prose; each chapter is only a few pages long, yet each chapter condenses need-to-know information into key, easily memorized points. From the precise legal requirements, to recommended sample marketing plans, to a layman's language breakdown of exactly what the Fair Credit Reporting Act says, Starting a Collection Agency gives the reader the invaluable basics at a glance, along with lists of resources easily accessible from libraries or online for additional reference. Enthusiastically recommended for anyone seriously interested in starting their own collection agency.
Save your Money.......2006-04-09
Save the $29.99 for a printer ink cartridge to print all the information you need from the Internet.
I read this booklet in 20 minutes and then returned it day I recieved it.
I found way more free information on the Internet about the collection business than this booklet provided.
Go to your local Library and check out Collection Agency Harassment: What the dept collector doesn't want you to know.
by Richard L. DiMaggio
I read this book while waiting for Starting a Collection Business booklet.
This book was written by a lawyer who collected depts.
Read this book to find the proper way to collect dept following the FDCPA and keep yourself from being sued.
It also has collection form letters that follow FDCPA.
Also register with Collection Insustry.com (Free) for the latest Collection Industry news.
Follow these free steps and use Google and Yahoo search engines to find vast amounts of information about the collection business.
Good Luck... Mark D.
Don't believe the positive reviews - this is JUNK!.......2006-02-22
Do you have time and money to waste? Then buy this book. If you want to get the real answers or a true guide for starting a home based collections agency, THIS IS NOT IT!
In my opinion, it is generic - simple - vague - short - and a waste of time. It does not give a detailed outline or a complete process needed to start a collection biz.
Very VERY dissapointing product.
Very well laid out book in both design and content........2005-12-21
Dunn's self published title, Starting a Collection Agency, How to make money collecting money, is a very well laid out book in both design and content.The text is logical and easy to follow. The samples are effective and easily understood. The flow between chapters makes it easy to follow. A good cover and a good job of selling the book on the back cover also lead to its success. - Writer's Digest
Book Description
No matter how successful a sales operation is, if customers don't pay their bills, the company is left holding the bag. Companies across the country are out billions of dollars in delinquent money. This book shows companies how to use a variety of new credit collection techniques to successfully collect their outstanding bills.
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Corporations are placing a greater emphasis on converting credit sales into bank deposits. In most cases, accounts receivable represent the company's most important asset. Conventional collection techniques have not kept pace with changing times. Various laws, debtor attitudes, the cost of money, liberal credit policies, and increased competition have created a brand-new climate. Yet credit executives and financial management continue to follow antiquated policies. The Collection Management Handbook shows them how to redefine their credit collection techniques.
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Proven methods and techniques to help any firm to collect their receivables quicker, while still keeping their customers.
Customer Reviews:
A very good coaching session with an experienced collector.......2004-02-02
First, hat's off to the author for fine-tuning his book
over several editions and many years, to finally write up
a definitive version, covering spreadsheets, software (the
modern tools) with all the rest, and keeping it uptodate.
I definitely reaped rewards from this book, more than
Harold S. Long's book on collections called HOW TO COLLECT
ILLEGAL DEBTS, which although very useful, funny, realistic
and psychologically, very interesting and stimulating,
exceeded the bounds of acceptable, employable behavior.
The advantage of Paulsen's approach, is you're employable
as a professional by other companies, whereas Harold S. Long's
techniques would require you to open up your own business,
with a great deal of muscle-man, karate or boxing training
to do with the collection activities. Most will prefer the
Paulsen approach ...it's easier, and it keeps you out
of trouble.
Regarding the book itself, PAID IN FULL, its clearly written
by someone who is completely, entirely and fully immersed
in collections. Or in other words, collecting is Mr Paulsen's
Universe, written by someone who loves that work, and feels
comfortable and financially rewarded for doing good collecting
work.
That said, it can be summarized as a gigantic coaching session,
by an experienced mentor, who is extreme credible, and is willing
to share with others, his own personal techniques, psychological
approach, attitudes and professional behavior with the readers. That
certainly deserves a round of applause, as rarely do star performers
share their secrets with other people.
However, I gave this book a 4/5 for the reason that it didn't
strike me as a "PHENOMENAL" book about collection. Just a very
good, or excellent coaching session one. Perhaps the approach
by the author was too relaxed about it ...myself, I've read
books that are urgent in their coaching or training tone, very
motivating, upbeat and ambitious. In this book, the author is
self-conscious about showing too much enthusiasm about the profession,
or perhaps, disliked it or couldn't bear to practice is after many
years (my guess) and this would explain why the author is not training
people about collecting, contrasting with actually working as a collector.
I feel trainers often become slightly out of touch with reality,
in the sense that they become too comfortable and relaxed about
the pressures, performance stresses and keeping-your-job fears
that actual professionals feel when they're doing their job. Indeed,
it's likely a lot of pro's in the field get terminated from collections
from lack of performance, or lose their desire to be collectors,
or get paid very poorly to do that work. None of the negatives or
positives or even, the mention of salaries, career perspectives and
similar pressures are even referred to in Mr Paulsen's book, unlike
many other books that actually understand and acknowledge those
pressures, those questions and offer tips to address those problems. This
downgrades my rating of 5 to only a 4 for Paulsen's book.
All in all, worth every penny ... and clearly, this is a very nice
addition to people doing collections, or thinking about trying a collecting
job out for a while ...although, it's a small part of the story when
working in finance or accounting. For that, a college or university degree
in accounting, finance and more is advised, for example.
Fun, practical book.......2003-06-15
This book takes a humourous ride in collecting debts. His suggestions are practical and will work. It's loaded with tips and is good for both the newcomer and experienced pro. A very good book.
Helpful and Informative.......2000-07-19
Paid In Full is an informative book where I was able to read and understand clearly what the author was stating. It offered valuable tips and suggestions on how to go about calling non-paying customers and excellent collection letters. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone who has collection problems. I originally purchased 'How to Collect Debts' which was a total waste of time and money. You'll have none of these problems with this book - it's worth the investment!
Book Description
Billings and Collections Best Practices offers advice for implementing a plethora of best practices to greatly improve your company's level of efficiency in information reporting, including:
- Showing you how to create a more efficient billing operation.
- Demonstrating how you can reduce the error rate on bills sent to customers.
- Revealing specific steps for you to reduce the amount of outstanding receivables.
- Providing guidelines on how you can restructure invoice formats to shorten the payment interval.
- Detailing how to create a database for recurring billings and how to maintain its accuracy.
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This book was written for the working credit professional. It is intended to help credit professionals prevent problems by: Shortening the learning curve in areas new to the reader, By reducing or eliminating the necessity to learn on-the-job by trial and error By presenting ideas as clearly and concisely as possible without being superficial By differentiating between business credit and consumer credit, and explaining the differences in the laws affecting consumer and commercial credit granters. A complete table of contents and a useful index are included for easy reference. Within each chapter are numerous sub-headings to help you find the information you need as quickly as possible. And whats more, you dont have to read the entire book. Read only those chapters that interest you.
Customer Reviews:
Essential guide for anybody interested in credit.......2002-05-31
I have been working in the credit and collections field for approximately four years. I feel this book is an invaluable tool for both credit professionals and those starting out in the field. The chapters flow in a logical order. The language dispenses with most of the technical jargon, and if it is contained Mr. Dennis defines and outlines the terms. The best part about this books is that it was written recently, so it deals with a lot of the concerns credit managers have today. I also would endorse this book for classroom settings. It is certainly better than the antiquated credit textbooks I had to read in college. In conclusion, I recommend this book to anybody interested in credit, accounting, or general business practices.
Complete and Comprehensive.......2002-05-31
I found this book to be one of the most comprehensive books on this subject I have read. I appreciated the way in which the information was presented - both in terms of the way it was organized, but also the way it made complex ideas easy to understand. Dorothy Siegel. Credit Manager. Fast Memory Inc.
Credit and Collection Handbook.......2000-09-10
An outstanding book that covers all areas of credit managemnet. This book is written for both the novice credit administrator and the seasoned credit executive. It can be used as both a text book and a reference guide. A must have for any business library.
Credit and Collection Handbook.......2000-02-05
An essential resource and reference for anyone in the business of credit and collection. Extremely well written with tremendous insight. This is required reading for all my credit analysts. Well done, Mr. Dennis!
Book Description
Entrepreneur’s experts show you how to boost your bottom line with credit and collections
Proper credit and collections policies are essential for a small business. They allow a business to make more money--even without making more sales--by more efficiently collecting from customers. Ultimate Credit and Collection Handbook teaches you how to create or improve a credit department, maintain a credit policy, and avoid bad debt. It includes up-to-date information on relevant state and federal laws.
Customer Reviews:
Working Pretty Good So Far.......2007-03-03
Most businesses typically give credit to their regular customers it increases sales, makes it more convenient for everyone involved, and is generally speaking good busines sense. But then there is the percentage who don't pay their bill. What do you do then?
In my case the amount owed to me was too small to interest a collection agency, but big enough that it would have a significant impact on my own income. I then got a copy of this book. The author claims to have a bunch of years of expeience in credit and debt collection. And the book reads like she knows what she is talking about.
Perhaps the most important thing is that there are a bunch of legal rules that limit what you can do. After that she gives you some ideas about what to say either on the phone or in a letter -- which are also on a CD included with the book.
I haven't gotten everything collected yet, and I can't say that I enjoy the process. But I've made pretty good progress and it's something that has to be done.
Get Every Penny you Deserve!.......2006-09-20
Do you have trouble getting your customers to pay you in full and on time? Are you plagued by bad accounts? Do you wish you could weed out the bad paying customers in advance? Are you having trouble paying your vendors because your customers have not paid you?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, "Ultimate Credit and Collections Handbook" will help you solve those problems.
Learn how to:
Make more money - without making a single extra sale - by collecting from your curretn customers more effectively.
Weed out bad accounts and offer credit only to qualified customers - resulting in more paid sales.
Increase your cash flow with a streamlined, organized credit department.
Navigate the confusing federal and state laws that govern debt collection.
Write collection letters that get results.
Start implementing the effective strategies in this handbook and watch your bottom line grow!
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