Category: Due Diligence
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Weigh Benefits and Risks with Data from Due Diligence Investigations
Being is business for yourself is a risky proposition. There are so many unknowns being juggled that you never know when a great idea starts to go south. That means when you make a business decision, you have to consider both the benefits and risks of your decision. In some cases, the best way to…
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Nip Theft by Employees in the Bud
Theft by employees is a problem whether you own a business run out of an office or a retail establishment. It’s a felony and costs business – and consumers – a great deal of money every year. There are steps employers can take beginning with a thorough background check for new employees. It is not…
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Is Your Life Worth a Due Diligence Investigation?
Matters of the heart collide with the head and we have been active in cases where one party at least is trying to approach a relationship with open eyes as well as an overflowing heart. In one International Investigator’s case, a man decided he want to check out the woman who had caught his eye.…
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Accuracy of Initial Information Critical to Due Diligence Investigations
The first step takes in a due diligence investigation or background check is to verify the information we have received on the subject. The online searches or a Google search just take the information given and if that information is inaccurate or incomplete, so are the search results. That’s not how we work. For instance,…
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Outside Investigator Can Search for Assets and Answers in Family Disputes
When news stories seem to come out clustered around one topic, it makes it apparent that we need to talk about it. Just over the last couple of weeks, I have seen news reports or documentaries about family disputes and in both situations there were step-parents, siblings and step-siblings at odds with each other about…
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Get Accurate Information with Professional Due Diligence and Background Checks
We’ve seen a pattern develop here at . Despite what you might believe, it seems that more men than women get stung when it comes to dealing with people. Women seem to have that radar that sniffs out suspicious behavior, like it’s an intuitive sense. We have been asked by men, women and businesses to…
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HR Due Diligence Checklist Routine for Hiring
Not only do logos get updated to keep up with the times, so do those little sayings that come out of the mouths of parents beginning when their children are at a very young age. They apply to work as well as life and are a call for everyone to conduct some level of due…
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Geography has a Role in Due Diligence Investigations and Background Checks
We live in a time when it is not uncommon for a person to live in several states throughout their life. When is called in on a due diligence investigation or background check, we see that trend. If a subject has lived in a number of counties and states, that could be a major stumbling…
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Foil Corporate Espionage with Computer Forensic Investigation
Corporate espionage is not new. Since the beginning of business, unscrupulous competitors have tried to steal trade secrets and proprietary information. They have used whatever technology was current at the time and now, with computers who knows where the limits will be or what will be next. computer forensics experts regularly provide computer forensics consulting…
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Due Diligence is Especially Important in International Transactions
The culture in the business world varies from country to country. And that can be like navigating a mine field, which is why it is important to conduct due diligence investigation. When businesses outside the United States have a potential acquisition, merger or wish to start up or partner with a business inside the United…