If you’re a small business operator and are deciding whether or not to work with a customer, you’ll want to run a credit check on them. It could feel a little impersonal and rude, but you need to protect the business you worked so hard to launch.

Here is how you can do that:

1. Sign up for an Experian account as a small business owner.
2. Fill out a credit check request form, which requires a customer name and email address.
3. It will deliver the credit report once it’s ready.