“Licensed & Insured”
Your website can tell customers what you carry, but it is still a statement made by your business.
For Trade Businesses
Prove what stands behind your business.
Build one Trade Check record for your licenses, insurance, business records and other applicable credentials. Keep it current and give customers and companies something they can actually check.
Verification is based on the records reviewed — not simply what your business claims.
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Example Trade Check Record
ABC Contracting LLC
Residential & Commercial Contractor
Trade Check Verified
Business Registration
Source Verified
Current
Trade License
Source Verified
Current
General Liability
Document Verified
Current
Workers' Compensation
Additional commercial credential
Available
The badge is only the shortcut.
The live Trade Check record shows what is behind the status.
Third-Party Review
Reusable Business Record
Earned, Not Bought
Why Businesses Join
Customers see claims everywhere. Give them something they can actually check.
Your website, reviews and advertising all help customers understand your business. Trade Check adds something different: a record showing what has actually been reviewed.
“Highly Rated”
Reviews can show customer experiences, but they do not independently verify licenses or insurance.
“Here's our certificate”
A document can provide evidence, but customers may not know what it means or whether it is current.
Show the record.
Give customers a clear place to see what was reviewed, how it was reviewed and the current status.
One Business Record
Your credentials. One place. Kept organized.
Your Trade Check record brings applicable business information, licensing, insurance and other credentials together under one company profile.
That means customers can understand your verification status while hiring organizations can use the same underlying record when they need deeper qualification.
Verify once. Share everywhere.
Build the core record once, maintain it and reuse it when another customer or organization needs to see your credentials.
Business Verification Record
ABC Contracting LLC
Example Contractor Record
Verified
Identity & Ownership
Source / record review
Current
Business Registration
Source verified
Current
Trade License
Applicable licensing record
Current
General Liability
Document verified
Current
Workers' Compensation
Commercial credential
Available
Compliance & Standing
Applicable record review
Current
Actual required credentials vary by trade, location, business structure and verification level.
How Verification Works
One path from business profile to verified record.
Trade Check gives businesses a structured process for building, verifying and maintaining their credential record.
01
Create
Claim or create your business record and confirm your company information.
02
Submit
Provide the records and evidence required for the verification level.
03
Verify
Applicable information is reviewed using the appropriate verification method.
04
Earn Status
Your business receives the status supported by the completed record.
05
Share
Use your Trade Check profile and verification link wherever the record matters.
06
Maintain
Update applicable credentials as licenses, insurance or other records change.
Core business credentials reviewed
Trade Check Verified
Build the foundation customers want to see.
Trade Check Verified is the core verification level for established trade businesses that want a third-party record behind the credentials they present to customers.
- Identity and ownership information
- Business registration and standing
- Required trade licensing where applicable
- General Liability and applicable core insurance
- Other core requirements based on trade, location or structure
Trade Check Accredited
Go further when your business is ready for commercial work.
Accredited builds on core verification with additional applicable commercial credentials and business-readiness information.
Workers' Compensation
Applicable workforce coverage.
Commercial Auto
Vehicle-related commercial coverage.
Umbrella / Excess
Additional liability where applicable.
Safety Programs
Applicable business-level safety documentation.
OSHA / EMR
Applicable safety and experience records.
Bonding & Capacity
Additional commercial readiness evidence.
Deeper records for commercial opportunities
Compare Verification Levels
Verified establishes the core record. Accredited goes deeper.
Both levels are earned through verification. Accredited is designed for businesses that need to demonstrate additional commercial readiness.
Requirement
What Is Reviewed
Trade Check
Verified
Trade Check
Accredited
Identity & Ownership
Business Registration
Applicable Trade License
General Liability
Workers' Compensation
Where applicable to core standard
Commercial Auto / Umbrella
—
Safety / OSHA / EMR
—
Where applicable
Bonding / References / Capacity
—
Where applicable
Public Proof. Private Evidence.
Show the proof without publishing your private documents.
Your customers usually need to understand the result. They do not need unrestricted access to every document used to establish it.
Public Profile
- Verification level
- Credential categories
- Current credential status
- Verification method
- Applicable review or expiration information
Private Evidence
- Full insurance documents
- Sensitive policy numbers
- Private ownership documents
- Restricted commercial qualification records
- Other sensitive business information
Public proof. Private evidence.
View Verified Business Record →
Website
Proposals
Email Signature
Social Profiles
Badge + Live Record
The badge points to the record. The record is what matters.
A Trade Check badge can make your verification easy to find, but the badge is not the proof by itself.
The verification profile behind it shows the status and applicable records that support your Trade Check level.
A badge should never be something anyone can simply buy.
Trade Check verification status depends on the underlying record.
Commercial Qualification
Be easier to qualify when larger companies want to hire you.
A commercial client may ask for much more than your public verification status. Trade Check is designed so the same contractor record can support organization-specific qualification.
Client-specific insurance limits
Your current policy can be compared with the client's required limit.
Additional safety requirements
Commercial clients can require policies or safety documentation beyond core verification.
Project or property requirements
The same business can be evaluated against requirements that apply to a specific job.
One record can support deeper qualification
Maintain Your Record
Keep your status connected to what is current.
Credentials change over time. Trade Check keeps applicable record status connected to the business instead of treating verification like a permanent one-time certificate.
01
Current
The applicable credential currently satisfies the requirement.
02
Approaching Change
An applicable policy, license or review date approaches a change.
03
Action Required
The record needs updated information or additional review.
04
Update
Submit the new or corrected evidence for review.
05
Current Again
Status can return to Current once the requirement is satisfied.
Trade Check Membership
Start with the level that fits your business.
Claim your record for free, build core verification with Verified, or go deeper with Accredited when your business needs stronger commercial credentials.
Claim your business.
$0
forever
No paid verification membership required.
Start with your business profile and build the foundation of your Trade Check record.
- Claim your company profile
- Correct available business information
- Begin building your business record
- Upgrade when ready for verification
Put your core credentials on the record.
$99
/ year
Billed once a year.
For established trade businesses that want a third-party verification record customers can check.
- Core Trade Check verification
- Verified business status when requirements are satisfied
- Public verification profile
- Verification badge linked to your record
- Credential status and applicable monitoring
Build a deeper commercial record.
$299
/ year
Billed once a year.
For businesses that want deeper commercial verification and additional business-readiness credentials.
- Everything in Verified
- Additional applicable insurance records
- Commercial safety and policy review
- Additional commercial-readiness evidence
- Accredited status when applicable requirements are satisfied
Payment does not guarantee Verified or Accredited status.
Verification outcomes depend on the underlying records and applicable requirements.
Earned, Not Bought
Paying starts the process. It does not determine the result.
Businesses pay Trade Check for verification, monitoring, platform access and membership services. The status itself depends on the underlying record.
Payment does not make a credential Current.
The applicable evidence still has to satisfy the requirement being reviewed.
Payment does not guarantee Verified.
Required core verification items still have to be completed.
Payment does not guarantee Accredited.
Applicable additional commercial requirements still have to be satisfied.
The record determines the status.
Business FAQ
Questions trade businesses usually ask.
Trade Check can review business identity and registration, applicable trade licenses, insurance and other credentials based on the business, trade, location and verification level.
No. Payment covers Trade Check services. Verified status depends on the applicable core requirements being completed and satisfied.
The applicable credential status can change when it no longer satisfies the requirement. Updated evidence can then be submitted for review.
Trade Check is designed around public proof and private evidence. Public profiles can show status and relevant verification information without automatically exposing full sensitive documents.
Verified focuses on applicable core business credentials. Accredited builds on that foundation with additional commercial insurance, safety, policy or business-readiness requirements where applicable.
Trade Check is designed around a reusable contractor record that can support sharing and organization-specific qualification.
No. Hiring organizations can have their own insurance limits, policies, licenses and project-specific requirements. Accredited status can strengthen the underlying record but does not automatically satisfy every client.
Yes. The Listed level is $0 and allows you to begin with your Trade Check business profile before applying for paid verification.
Verification status depends on the applicable record. If a required credential expires or can no longer be confirmed, the relevant credential or business status can change.
Put It On The Record
Put your business credentials on the record.
Build one Trade Check record that shows customers and hiring organizations what has been reviewed and what is current.
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