Small business owners have no affordable way to run proper background checks on contractors and freelancers before hiring them
Enterprise background check services are priced for HR departments running hundreds of checks per year. The small business owner who needs to verify one freelancer handling their finances or a contractor working in their home has no clean, affordable, fast option that produces trustworthy results.
Who has this problem
Small business owners and solo entrepreneurs
People who haven't yet discovered the newer, low-cost pay-as-you-go background check options that already solve this.
Homeowners hiring contractors to work inside their home
People giving a stranger access to their house.
Parents hiring nannies and tutors
Families vetting someone who will be alone with a child.
Property managers screening maintenance vendors
Managers sending vendors into tenants' homes.
Signal timeline
FCRA litigation rises 60.7% year-over-year by April 2026, with 3,520 cases filed in the first four months of the year alone, per WebRecon's court-filing tracking data.
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