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If you are considering a business relationship, you need to learn everything you can about the business in question. And you certainly need to learn everything you can about the people who own and operate the business.
Learn pertinent details about the principals, including their assets, by conductinga thorough Background Check on owners and top management, which should include criminal searches, civil searches for lawsuits, legal actions, and derogatory credit report entries, like liens, bankruptcies, and judgments.
Tap the national databases to compile an in-depth Report for business and personal assets information. Check professional licenses. Search county records for tax liens, judgments, and complaints.
You need to check all available records pertaining to a business, and conduct a Business Credit Report to ascertain its creditworthiness; its standing in the local, state, and national business communities.
You do not need to know the names of business owners to conduct a Business Background Search - along with the all-important Business Credit Report - which will identify owners.
Read the complete article: How to Conduct a Business Background Check,
Identify bank and financial accounts through UCC filings and other searches. Often, the name of the bank or lending institution that provided the financing for business loans will be discovered.
o Business Associations & Professional Information o Business Search o Business Credit Report o Partnerships & Corporate Affiliations o Company Name Search o FEIN Search o Legal Actions o UCC Filings o Professional License
o Personal Information and Identity Verification o Identity Verification. Important database search proves or disproves identity; discovers or confirms "identifiers" like DOB, SSN, and addresses.
o Identity Verification. Important database searches prove or disprove identity; discovers or confirms "identifiers" like DOB, SSN, and addresses reported on credit applications
o Also Know As (aka's). Discover other names associated with subject's Social Security Number (SSN). Search and Verification. Has your subject used other Social Security numbers in the past? This could be a cause for concern.
o Others Associated with Subject's SSN o Current and Previous Addresses. Database returns periods of occupancy
o Names of Persons at each address subject has resided. May include spouses, family members, roommates, and live-in lovers
o Phone Summary o Subject's Residence' Property Owners
o Possible Properties Owned by Subject o Possible Associates o Possible Relatives o Possible Neighbors o Possible Neighbors o National Death Index
o Financial Information o Nationwide Property Ownership Records
o Deed Transfers o Motor Vehicles Registered. May also include vehicles owned by others living at the subject's address o Boats Ownership o Aircraft Ownership
o Civil Court Records o Evictions Search Lawsuits
o Judgments o Liens o Bankruptcies - Search nationally search by name o Federal Civil and Criminal Courts Search - Search all federal courts, all regions
o Criminal Records o Nationwide Criminal Record Search (DOC) This is the national convicts and felons database
o Sexual Offender Search: State's lists of sexual offenders o OFAC Database: The Office of Foreign Assets Control. Lists criminals and terrorists around the world.
Read our article on How to Check-out a Business: http://howtoinvestigate.com/articles/business_background.htm
