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Starting a Collection Agency

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The promise of a comprehensive guide to assist you in starting your own collection agency,is not even remotely delivered. The points in the book are 100% vague. Not enough specifics, not even more information than basic research would provide. [...] I wasted money on this book If you are going to waste money as well then make sure NOT to order the ebook version. At least by ordering the regular book, you can send it back and hope that she deems it in good enough condition to sell. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE !

I asked Michelle Dunn to take part in a diary book project called "This Day " because I wanted to find out what the life of a collection agent was really like (How do you track down someone who owes you money when they won't answer their phone? How do you tell a burly guy who defaulted on his car loan that you're going to take his car?). Michelle's book, Starting a Collection Agency takes a day in the life a step further by showing you how to actually get started as a collection agent. It's a practical guide full of how tos, resources and advice -- as well as insight into how she created a successful business that lets her balance family and work.

Rebecca Joffrey

Co-editor of the book This Day: Diaries from American Women

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.

Excellent book purchased for it's intended purpose - starting a collection agency. When I purchased this book I was not looking for statistical, financial, scientific, debt purchasing, or any other type of info. Nor did I purchase it for casual reading. I needed a GUIDE to help me actually START my own agency. This book was just that! Without it I am certain I would have been lost. I started my agency and I am extremely successful after only 6 months thanks to this book. And I am not only success in Texas, but Oklahoma and Arkansas as well! It was just what I needed to guide me into and through the initial startup process. In fact, I still reference this book for info I need. GREAT JOB MICHELLE! I can honestly say - I owe my success thus far - to you and this great guide! Norma Burns, President

This book has nothing you cannot find on the internet in 5 minutes. Very general and a waste of money.So general it tells you how to get website hosting, and what software to buy like office 2000..Most peolpe that did not know that would not be ordering this book anyway.

Not even the picture on the cover is on book instead she makes a postcard and sticks it in the book., its more like the whole book was copied on a cheap printer and put together...only thing of value was a few links for skip tracing in back, but a search engine revealed that as well...

You have been warned...Try any another book beside this..

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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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.

In her book "Starting a Collection Agency", Michelle Dunn not only proves that she is a master at debt recovery and bill collecting, but she is also an excellent teacher.

This book is a great resource for anyone starting out in the collection industry. She makes writing a business plan simple, explains terminology, and outlines every other detail in debt recovery.

This book is a mandatory read for anyone starting out in the collection business.

Fifteen years of collection experience lends to this great little book that presents an offer for a great business opportunity. Dunn shares her expertise in the art of collecting money from those who have fallen behind in payments etc.

Michelle goes through the whole setup process step by step with resources included to show you how to start your own collection agency. It's power packed with tips, suggestions, do's and dont's, and wonderful resources to boot. It's like a "business in an a box".

This is a great addition to the library of those looking to start a business of their own.

Definately not worth the money. I've read better and more informative research projects by high school students. Information is vague and does not tell me much of anything I didn't know to begin with. Save your money and look elsewhere for a collection agency "how to" book.