Whether it’s for due diligence, finding assets, or investigating fraud, business registrations are a valuable source of information about companies, individuals, and partnerships. Like all types of public records, though, business registrations come with their challenges. They vary in availability, can be time-consuming to search, and many jurisdictions lack transparency.

In this course, Marcy Phelps, professional investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, covers what business registration records are, what’s included, why they can be so useful, challenges you’ll encounter, selecting the right sources, and tips for quickly navigating these records to gather the intelligence you need.

Course Key Concepts: Fraud investigations, Investigative research, Public records, Database searching, Asset investigations, Online research, Company research, Internet searching, Research skills, Due diligence.