- 1). Pursue status as a Dun & Bradstreet partner business. You must apply to become a "trade tape" business in order to report business customers with bad credit to Dun & Bradstreet. The organization sometimes refers to these reporting businesses as trade partners. Email or call the business development unit directly to retrieve the application and learn more about the program.
- 2). Be prepared to provide your own full detailed business and contact information in order to be considered for the trade partner program. D&B must qualify your business as a legitimate and registered entity.
- 3). Retrieve your account information and details on how to report on other companies when you're approved and registered. Perform a search for the business you wish to report in the D&B database. You might need the company's D-U-N-S number (data universal numbering system).
- 4). Submit your report information to the service. The D&B service might allow you to connect to your account through you accounting software program and send monthly report updates about unpaid accounts. Be prepared to provide detailed proof of your claims regarding the other business' payment behaviors. The information is reported in the company's business information report.
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