PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 29, 2021 BUSINESS AND Services Phone & Video Conferencing Available 503-371-9636 Protecting You and the Ones You Love Kathy Belcher Attorney at Law McGinty Belcher & Hamilton, PC 694 High Street NE, Salem • mcginty-belcher.com Estate Planning • Elder Law • Probate Social Security • Wills & Trusts Asset Protection • Medical Directives Guardian & Conservatorships CR CR D I R E C T O R Y Come in & receive a FREE Light Check & Bulb Replacement 3353 Silverton Road NE Salem ◆ 503-363-1990 See BEFORE & AFTER photos at jacksonsautobody.com Give Us Your Keys, & You’ll be Pleased! CR SPOTLIGHT B usinesses, especially small, owner-operated ones, are not banks and generally can not aff ord to carry account balances for long periods of time. Commerce works best when customers pay their bills. Sometimes, after trying to collect debts, businesses must turn to professionals to help collect money owed to them. That’s when they can turn to Cascade Collections, Inc. Since March 1970, they have represented businesses in the collection of past due accounts including resolution of disputes and payment negotiations. President Lorie Roberts and Vice President Sharina Martin, together with their professional staff gather information, follow up on investigations and, when necessary, use legal means to ensure repayment. “We off er our clients help in establishing a bill- ing and collection procedure time schedule to help increase the best rate of return for them,” says Roberts. Cascade Collections off ers a letter writing ser- vice prior to a past due account being assigned for collection. “This is a notice sent on our own letterhead giving the consumer a fi nal 30 days to remedy their debt and deal directly with our client,” Roberts explains. There is a small cost to our client, however, 100 percent of the money collected during the initial 30-day period goes Cascade Collections, Inc. 1375 13th Street SE • Salem • 503-364-0455 directly to the client; there is no commission owed during this period. customers the best rate of recovery on their past due accounts. Cascade Collections is a full-service collection agency, dedicated to the success of their clients through the highest level of professional and ethical collections procedure providing their “Our mission is to maintain a positive reputation of our industry and add to the health of our econ- omy. We represent our clients with integrity and treat our customers with respect,” Roberts says.