Every business is reviewed for registration, ownership, history, and public records before it can receive a single introduction.
Get MatchedVerification is required for every business. It is never an upgrade or a paid option.
Business Background Verification is the first gate every professional passes before joining Handvetted. A friendly website and a few good reviews do not tell you who actually owns a business or how long it has been operating. We look before anyone is introduced to you. It is one of the standards behind our Business Development Service.
The review covers the business itself and the person behind it. Registration, ownership, operating history, and public records are all part of it, alongside the licensing, insurance, and rating checks that complete our verification.
Background verification applies to every category we serve. A roofing company and a mortgage professional face different licensing rules, but both go through the same review of who they are and how they operate.
These are the problems background verification is designed to catch before you ever meet a business.
Companies that are not properly registered or are not in good standing.
Businesses where it is unclear who actually owns and runs the operation.
Operations that change names to escape a poor track record.
Businesses that cannot show a legitimate record of doing the work.
Issues in public records that affect whether a business can be trusted.
Businesses that cannot meet our 4.5-star rating standard.
Four stages every business moves through before it can receive introductions.
The business submits its details, ownership information, and service areas.
We review registration, ownership, history, and public records.
Licensing, insurance, and rating checks are completed alongside the background review.
Only businesses that clear every check can receive introductions.
These checks apply to every business on Handvetted, in every service category.
The business you hire becomes part of your home or your finances. You deserve to know who they are.
Verification filters out fly-by-night operations and businesses that cannot show a legitimate history.
Screening the owner means you know who is actually responsible for the work.
Businesses cannot pay to skip verification. Every professional clears the same checks.
Here is how background verification shows up in your experience.
You do not have to research ownership, registration, or public records yourself.
Every business in every category clears the same review.
Verification is followed by feedback and follow-up after every introduction.
Every Handvetted service in one place: six verified matching services and the standards behind each introduction.
View all servicesOur standardsRequired licenses and active insurance confirmed for every professional, not offered as an upgrade.
Learn moreOur standardsOne person, one verified professional. Your information is never sold to a list of businesses.
Learn moreOur standardsWe follow up after the introduction and use your feedback to hold every business to our standards.
Learn moreIt reviews business registration, ownership, operating history, and relevant public records, alongside our licensing, insurance, and rating checks.
Yes. Every business on Handvetted, in every service category, completes the same verification before receiving any introduction.
A business that does not clear verification cannot receive introductions through Handvetted.
Yes. Businesses must continue to meet our standards to keep receiving introductions. Feedback from the people we serve is part of that review.
No. Verification is required for every business and is never offered as a paid upgrade or shortcut.
Every professional we introduce has already cleared our background, licensing, insurance, and rating checks.
