Resources for Starting Your Own Collection Agency
Starting A Collection Agency Resources
Become the Squeaky Wheel Newsletter
Starting a Collection Agency Checklist
List of Credit Industry Media Contacts
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Education & Training
Professional Consulting
National 1 Credit, David Matten
Tele-seminars & Webinars
Net Webinars for PI's, debt collectors & business people
Purchasing Debt
Child Support Collections
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
Help Support Child Support Arrears
Debt Collection Laws
FDCPA
Contingency Collection Attorneys
The Columbia Law List - The Columbia Law List is published and distributed to collection referral resources worldwide. Columbia offers membership to law firms who collect accounts receivable as part of their firm's practice area.
The National List of Attorneys - The National List of Attorneys' website enables collection agencies to search for legal counsel for their out-of-state collection matters.
The Forwarders List of Attorneys
Judgment Recovery
Military Resources
AJAX - United States & International Government Military & Intelligence Agency Access
ARMY: Will only confirm in writing -
703-325-3732
NAVY: Will confirm over the Phone -
901-874-3388 Press #2
AIR FORCE: Will only confirm in writing -
210-565-2660
US MARINE CORPS: Will confirm over the Phone -
703-784-3942
COAST GUARD: Will confirm over the Phone - for:
- Department of Transportation
- Federal Aviation
- Federal Highways
- Federal Railways
202-267-2229
Books & Book Bundles
Starting a Collection Agency, How to Make Money Collecting Money - Third Edition
The First Book of Effective Collection Agency Letters & Forms
Certification
Special Reports & Other Tools
Credit Success System Special Report
Starting a Collection Agency Podcast
Small Claims Court
Colorado Small Claims Information
Maryland Small Claims Information
Missouri Small Claims Information
New York Small Claims Information
Pennyslvania Small Claims Information
San Mateo Small Claims Information
Utah Small Claims Information
Vermont Small Claims Information
South Dakota Small Claims Information
Washington D.C. Small Claims Information
Debt Collection Software
AT Point Loan TM - The AtPoint LoanTM software provides debt collection companies with a tool that can be used to calculate information required to effectively negotiate and manage loan and payment information. The software calculates payment amounts, balloon payments, number of payments, the interest rate, etc. based on the attributes that are provided by the user. AtPoint Loan generates documents, such as detailed amortization schedules, promissory notes, and payment coupons to effectively manage many aspects of the collection process.
NOTE: Look for letters & forms provided by Michelle Dunn incorporated into this software!
Collect! for Windows - Improve your cash flow with collection software that is easy to customize to suit your needs. Financial tracking and contact management are integrated into this flexible program.
Totality Software Inc.-Totality is the first truly easy-to-use debt collection software for managing a small to mid-sized debt collection practice. Unlike any other collection software on the market today, Totality is affordable and easy to use. It's designed primarily for attorneys and collection agencies, but it also can be used by anybody who needs to keep track of collection accounts, debts, or loans.
Evan H. Zucker, President Totality Software, Inc.
mailto:info@TotalitySoftware.com
DAKCS Software Systems, Inc. DAKCS Software Systems, Inc. is a proven leader in accounts receivable management solutions. Established in the early 80's by and for collection professionals, DAKCS has been providing clients with innovative and creative solutions for over 20 years.
CyberCollect - Providing debt collection solutions since 1975. CyberCollect is a felxible software program at a modest cost that integrates contact management, dynamic queuing, custom letters & reports, and much more for the debt collection industry.
Blogs & Myspace
Michelle Dunn's Biz Credit Policy Blog
Michelle Dunn's Credit & Collections Blog
Business Resources
Resources for Women in Business:
Digital Women - Resources for Women in Business
Small Business Administration
Women's Writing and Wisdom
Women Inspiring Women
Marketing
Coming soon in the Collecting Money Series: Mosquito Marketing for Collection Agencies.
Finally, a book specific to marketing for the debt collection industry. This first of its kind book will help anyone who has started their own collection agency market their business successfully. Learn techniques specific to the debt collection industry, lists of valuable resources, press and media contacts, publications that are looking for information, news and articles that you can provide to promote your collection agency for free. Learn from never before published interviews from marketing professionals that specialize in marketing for the debt collection industry and most specifically for collection agencies. Learn from someone who has marketing their own collection agency so successfully that it grew into a much larger company than ever expected! I can share how I marketed my agency so that it became nationally recognized, how I positioned my collection agencies website at the top of all the major search engines, how I became the "go to" agency in the debt collection