How to Get a Free Business Credit Score

U.S. News explains what goes into a business credit report, how the major bureaus score businesses differently, and where owners can check their scores for free. Ryan Cicchelli of Generations Insurance & Financial Services describes business credit scores as an at-a-glance way of assessing creditworthiness and uncovering risk, notes that each bureau uses its own proprietary parameters while drawing from the same pool of information, and warns newcomers to be cautious of third-party sites advertising free reports — his recommendation is to keep it simple and start with the main bureaus, such as Dun & Bradstreet's free CreditSignal package.