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Michelle

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About Me

You know how some business owners have customers that owe them money...and they always struggle with trying to collect it?
They are frustrated with not getting paid, having to make collections calls and often just ignore the problem.
What I do is teach business owners and entrepreneurs how to collect what is owed to them now and prevent past due accounts in the future...so they can make more money with less effort.
With the economy in the state it is in right now, everyone needs all the help they can get to survive.I have worked in the debt collection industry for 20 years. I am a successful business woman and the author of an award winning book as well as 6 other published books. I am the founder and president of my 10 year old Credit & Collections Association with thousands of members. I am also on the board of directors for D'acres, an organic farm in Dorchester, NH and on my local ZBA.
I started M.A.D. Collection Agency in January 1998, so I could be home with my children and have a more flexible schedule. I started my Credit & Collections Association which is now on it's 10th year for professionals in the debt collection industry, credit managers, people starting a collection agency, business owners and anyone who wants to learn how to collect money and network. I now have thousands of members and offer e-courses to teach entrepreneurs how to deal with bad debt and late paying customers.
I have been featured on MSNBC, in Forbes, Smart Money, The Wall Street Journal, Ladies Home Journal,Entrepreneur magazine, Professional Collector, Credit & Collections Risk, the NH Business Review,and in many books, newspapers and magazines worldwide. I have been a featured guest on (NPR) National Public Radio and many other radio programs and I have been a guest on television shows such as the CBS Early Show, The Book Authority and Process for Profit. I have many published articles and 7 published books to add to my list of accomplishments.
In addition to writing and marketing my books, I was a member of The American Collectors Association for 9 years and share valuable credit & debt information with business owners on my (other) blog at www.BizCreditPolicy.com.
I have written a series of books called "The Collecting Money Series" and am now working on a new series called "Mosquito Marketing Series".

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I am here to meet other successful women, and authors as well as other business owners and entrepreneurs.

My Blog

Collecting Money in a Bad Economy

BusinessWeek knows its harder now, particularly for small companies with limited resources to collect on past due accounts with their customers.They interviewed me for an article that explains how you...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:28:00 GMT

New Marketing Blog for Author’s!

I have been working on my "Mosquito Marketing" series of books for about a year now and finally the manuscript for "Mosquito Marketing for Authors" is at the editor!!!I have started a blog to go along...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:18:00 GMT

Can I use a Blog or My Space promote my book?

Back by popular demand! I am posting about using a blog or social networks to promote yourself as an author, promote your books and sell more books. This article has been wildly popular, and so I want...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:42:00 GMT

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Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:49:00 GMT

Cash or Credit ONLY! Dealing with bad checks.

Watching my local news tonight, they reported that the gas in Goffstown, NH is up to $4.15 a gallon.  The thing I noticed was the big sign they had that said "Credit Cards and Cash ONLY!" &...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:40:00 GMT

Obama loses Johnson over personal & financial probe

Senator Obama loses Jim Johnson today due to the digging into his personal and financial life, succumbing under the pressure of exposing everything, Johnson resigns.  It seems Republican criticis...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:09:00 GMT

Does the Economy have you down?

Do you have questions about your debt or credit? With the economy slipping more and more each day this is a topic on everyone's mind, the consumer and business owners. Are you in debt?Are bill col...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:30:00 GMT

How to Fix your Credit!!

I went to NY a couple of weeks ago to tape a segment for "Women for Hire" TV and it is live on their website. I wanted to send you the link and see what you thought about the video and if it is hel...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:30:00 GMT

How to Jump from a Sinking Industry to a Strong Industry;

How to Jump from a Sinking Industry to a Strong Industry;How your strong points can make you more money during a recession How is the economy affecting you and your job? Are you afraid you may lo...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:56:00 GMT

Paying High Medical Bills

Medical bills aren't like other bills, they are not usually planned.  Medical bills are something that jump out at you when your finances are already stretched as far as they can go.  If you...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:48:00 GMT