Two Different Targets
Business skip tracing focuses on locating corporate entities, their registered agents, and officers. Personal skip tracing focuses on locating individuals. The databases, techniques, and outputs differ significantly.
In many cases, both are needed — you may need to locate a business entity AND the individuals behind it.
Business Entity Complexity
Businesses can change names, merge, dissolve, and reform under new entities. They operate through registered agents who may or may not be the actual decision-makers. Business skip tracing cuts through this complexity to find who's actually responsible.
Our business skip trace searches all 50 state Secretary of State databases, UCC filings, and corporate records to map the full structure of any business entity.
Which Do You Need?
For B2B collections, start with a business skip trace. For personal debt collection, start with a personal skip trace. For legal service on a business defendant, you typically need both — the business entity search to confirm the registered agent, and a personal skip trace to locate that agent.
| Feature | Business Skip Trace | Personal Skip Trace |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Corporate entities | Individual persons |
| Key Output | Registered agent, officers | Address, phone, employment |
| Databases | SOS filings, UCC, corporate | Credit headers, DMV, utilities |
| Best For | B2B collections, legal service | Personal debt, locating people |
| Price | $55 | Starting at $35 |