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.

Learning Objectives
  • Explore what business registration records are and what information they generally include.
  • Identify the reasons for and the value in researching and using business registrations.
  • Recognize the top challenges involved with researching business registrations.
  • Discover best practices for searching business registrations and what sources to use.
Last updated/reviewed: November 20, 2023
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Mastering Online Public Records: Business Registrations1:28
  Business Registrations-What?9:18
  Business Registrations-Why?8:16
  Business Registrations-Challenges8:10
  Business Registrations-How?14:42
  Summary2:00
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Mastering Online Public Records: Business Registrations43:54
SUPPORTING MATERIAL
  Slides: Mastering Online Public Records: Business RegistrationsPDF
  Mastering Online Public Records: Business Registrations Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam