 TITLE: How to Maintain Your Business Credit Score During the COVID-19 Crisis CONTENT: There are three major business credit bureaus: Experian, Dun & Bradstreet and Equifax. You can check your business credit report with each of the three business credit bureaus. Although there is generally a fee, it's often worth the cost to know this key data about your business.\nCredit bureaus gather data on your business from a variety of sources, including:\n*   Lenders and credit card companies\n*   Vendors, suppliers and other companies you do business with\n*   Legal filings and information from courts and public records\n*   Independent sources, such as collection agencies\nEach of the business credit bureaus has its own credit scoring methods. In general, however, business credit scores range from 1 to 100, with higher scores indicating better credit. Experian assesses your business credit score using the following factors:\n*   **Credit**: Number of trade experiences, balances outstanding, payment habits, credit utilization and trends over time\n*   **Public records**: Recency, frequency and dollar amounts associated with liens, judgments or bankruptcies\n*   **Demographic information**: Years in business, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and business size END