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1、,经 贸 英 语,ENGLISH FOR CAREERS,Unit 2 Business Background Check,新职业英语,深圳职业技术学院应用外国语学院,Warming-up,Reading A,Listening,Speaking,4,1,2,3,Reading B,5,Writing,6,Project,7,Vocabulary and Structure,8,Unit 2 Business Background Check,10,10,Warming-up,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Task 1 Talk about what asp
2、ects should be covered in the business background check.,Business Background,credit,assets,basic company information,Litigation record,reputation,Warming-up,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Task 2 Discuss with your classmates to arrange the above aspects in the order of priority.,basic company infor
3、mation,reputation,Litigation record,asset,credit,Reading A,Text,Task 1,Task 2,Task 3,Task 4,Background Information,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Reading A,Background InformationA business background check is a process that allows potential customers, investors, and partners to become acquainted w
4、ith pertinent information about the history of the company. At the same time, running a background check on a corporation will reveal or verify data about the current status of the business. This data includes financial data that would be important to know before investing in the company or entering
5、 into a partnership with the corporation.Conducting a business background check involves looking into a number of different types of public records in order to get a true picture of the history and present status of the company.,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Reading A,Task 1 Before reading the pa
6、ssage, see how much you know about business background check by answering the following questions.,Why do companies need to conduct business background checks?2. What do you think is the most important part of a business background check?,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Just as you dont want to mak
7、e friends with people who might fool you, you want to enter into business with partners whom you can rely on. Business world is more complicated than personal life. There are news and stories widely spread that how a company has been framed by its partners and the consequence can be fatal. As a resu
8、lt, one must be careful about whom to cooperate with and be sure that the company is reliable. The most common way to do so is to conduct a business background check.,Well, that is not an easy question. If I have to choose which part is the most important, I would like to choose “criminal records”.
9、Nobody likes to do business with a company that has been sued many times or has been involved in business criminals. It is just too dangerous. Dealing with a small company or company with ill reference, one might run into the risk of poor goods or service quality, while working with a big company wi
10、th criminal records, one might be dragged into lawsuits or put into prison.,Reading A,How to Conduct Business Background Checks There are more and more news stories about companies that defraud investors of millions of dollars. Therefore, it is important to be certain that the company you are intend
11、ing to establish a relation with is reputable and the usual practice to do so is to run a business background check. In order to do this, the following straightforward steps are recommended:(1) Finding Basic Information of a CompanyAlways start at the local level, especially for a small company, as
12、this may be the only source of information available. All companies must conform to local laws or codes since they are essentially rooted in a community. City records are a good place to start. They will provide the information about the origin of the business, tax evasion, judgments filed or action
13、s against the business. The information is normally public and available to all who ask.,翻译,声音,Unit 2 Business Background Check,Reading A,Unit 2 Business Background Check,投资者被某公司骗数百万美元的报道屡见不鲜。因此，确定合作伙伴有好的信誉尤为重要，而进行商业背景调查是最常用的一种方法。下面是进行商业背景调查的基本步骤：（1）调查公司基本信息 调查公司的基本信息通常应从公司所在地区开始，特别是对于小公司来说，因为这里可能是信
14、息的唯一来源。所有的公司都必须遵守当地的法律法规，因为他们是植根于此的。调查可以从城市记录入手，它们提供有关公司的起源、逃税情况、起诉判决以及违法行为等信息。这些信息正常都向查询者公开。,Reading A,(2) Checking a Companys ReputationReferences can be excellent sources of confirmation of both a companys reputation and its ability to live up to its commitments. Before you do business with a com
15、pany, it is imperative that references be contacted by either telephone or email. Generally former clients will provide a well-rounded picture of the company in question and its personnel. Another valuable reference is the companys vendor list. Anybody who provides either goods or services to a comp
16、any can attest to their credit worthiness.(3) Exploring the Litigation of a CompanyThe issue of litigation, either past or present, is vital in understanding the scope of the business practices. Has the company been sued? Are there any records of judgments or liens outstanding? Such information is significant as one does not want to do business with a company that has been sued repeatedly. When searching any criminal database, remember to consider all variations of a companys name.,
