How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Collection Agency Business - Softcover

Group, Atlantic Publishing

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601382839 ISBN 13: 9781601382832

Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc., 2009

Synopsis

If you are thinking of opening a collection agency business, then we have a book that can guide you through the process, providing all of the insider tips needed to get started in a minimal amount of time, with a minimal amount of money.

This book contains...

• A wealth of start-up information, from how to form and name your business to deciding if this will be a joint venture or if you would rather work solo.

• Valuable information on forming a Partnership, LLC, Corporation, or becoming a Sole Proprietor, the four types of business formation.

• The most up-to-date information on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, as well as a listing of laws state-by-state that may supersede this federal act.

• A complete checklist of all of the start-up equipment that you will need, as well as a sample budgeting sheet to allow you to gauge start-up costs.

• The potential risks that you take in opening a collection agency and how a collection lawyer can help settle debts when you are unable to.

• The difference between first and third-party agencies, the different methods in which you can expect to be paid by creditors, tips and tricks to gaining clients, and the advantages of the debt buying method.

This complete manual will arm you with everything you need, including sample business forms; contracts; worksheets and checklists for planning, opening, and running day-to-day operations; lists; plans and layouts; and dozens of other valuable, timesaving tools of the trade that no business owner should be without.

About this title

About the Author

Copywriter and marketing consultant Kristie Lorette is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and businesses create copy and marketing pieces that sizzle, motivate, and sell. It is through her more than 14 years of experience working in various roles of marketing, including running an event and wedding planning service of her own for four years, that Lorette developed her widespread expertise in advanced business, marketing strategies, and communications. Lorette earned her B.S. in marketing and B.S. in multinational business from Florida State University, and her M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601382839
• ISBN 13: 9781601382832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288