Small Business Dealing with Collection Agencies

| Sunday, October 14, 2012
By Kyle Piraino


Small businesses have a lot of obstacles nowadays. When they have to deal with larger companies, a lot of issues can pop up. The economy has forced individuals to make certain decisions such as not paying their debts to companies that they have taken services from. Collection agencies have become the small businesses best friend because of the ability to get the money that they are owed instead of the small business having to deal with it themselves.

Small businesses that work on contracts with other companies are hit the hardest. Because they do not pay up front for the service and because they are paying large bills, some companies do not honor their contracts. My father's company, who works with sports apparel, had this particular problem with a larger company that bought a lot of product but did not pay their bill in full which became a big issue and thus had to contact a debt collector.

The biggest concerns are when a small business has to be tough and make sure that their services are being reciprocated with the amount they had agreed upon. This can be hard for some companies because of the inability to bully a larger company. My father had a problem with some of the larger contracts not being paid by the companies that he worked with and he had to hire a collection agency to help him out.

In the past this would not be as much of a problem because the economic state of the country being better would have everyone more willing to pay their bills. Collection agencies are most likely doing quite well with the state of the economy due to the fact that people cannot pay their bills. This makes them very important to help small companies when dealing with larger companies not paying their debts.

The small business is the most important part of the economy at the present time. Having them prosper is important and when companies are trying to skip out on their bills, it becomes a greater issue. The term "collection agency" has become synonymous with "bad guy" in this day and age, but for some small companies they are the good guys helping the little guy get what he is owed.




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