El Scott Harrell

Skip Tracing- An Article from Pursuit Magazine for Private Investigators and Bounty Hunters

“Skip tracing” is a term that refers to the process of finding a person whose whereabouts are unknown. This term is based upon the word “skip,” which is often used to describe a subject who is believed to be “skipping out” on his or her duties and obligations such as a debt or court appearance.  Private sector investigations occur on behalf of a wide variety of client-types:

•  Family members looking for long-lost relatives.
•  Friends looking for persons with whom they lost touch many years ago.
•  Attorneys looking for missing heirs in probate cases.
•  Creditors looking for those who owe them money.
•  A bail bondsman looking for a client who has failed to appear in court.
•  An insurance company looking for a missing witness to an insured loss.
•  A parent looking for their child who has run away or was abducted. 
•  Private Investigators looking for a scam artist or identity thief.

The list goes on and on really. 

Perhaps the most important consideration to take into account when beginning a skip trace assignment is to determine what type of missing person you have.  You must be able to answer the question, “Why is the subject missing?” in order to develop a reasonable plan of action and begin the investigation.   

People are missing for a great number of reasons, but these reasons typically fall into one of two categories, intentionally or unintentionally missing, which I then like to break down in to the following subcategories:

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Crushing the Competition with Competitive Intelligence

Starting and growing a business doesn’t happen without information. As an entrepreneur who wants to dominate his or her chosen field, you need to know who your competitors are, what the market is like and where opportunities lie; you must have the answers to questions like:

Who are your primary competitors?
What customer needs and preferences are you competing to meet?
What are the similarities and differences between their products and services and yours?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of their products and services?
How do their prices compare to yours?
How should you plan to compete: Offer better quality services, lower prices, more support, and/or easier access to services?
How are you uniquely suited to compete in your marketplace?

Competitive Intelligence Professionals know just where to look, using offline and online sources to help you define strategies and market positioning help you stand out from the crowd and hit the ground running.

See the rest of this article written by Scott Harrell, Florida Private Investigator, in our next edition of Pursuit Magazine, the online private investigator magazine!  It’s only about 2 weeks away.

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