Investigating an international company?
January 19, 2006 1:09 PM Subscribe
How to find out the degree of legitimacy, trustworthiness, quality and ethics of the Amicorp company?
A relative of mine is evaluating the possibility of making a buying-selling transaction of a company that is an education institution in Mexico. Amicorp is providing information on the process.
What tools are available to investigate this company? Search results have been unsuccessful and have returned only confusing material. The Better Business Bureau has no entry for them.
A relative of mine is evaluating the possibility of making a buying-selling transaction of a company that is an education institution in Mexico. Amicorp is providing information on the process.
What tools are available to investigate this company? Search results have been unsuccessful and have returned only confusing material. The Better Business Bureau has no entry for them.
LIfe never comes with a guarantee, but based on their website, which includes detailed information on each of their locations, they clearly seem to be legitimate.
As for trustworthiness, ethics, and quality - usually companies like this are hired based on a recommendation from someone who you (in this case, your relative) trusts, typcially someone who has previously used the services of the company, or knows and trusts someone who works at the company.
posted by WestCoaster at 4:46 PM on January 19, 2006
As for trustworthiness, ethics, and quality - usually companies like this are hired based on a recommendation from someone who you (in this case, your relative) trusts, typcially someone who has previously used the services of the company, or knows and trusts someone who works at the company.
posted by WestCoaster at 4:46 PM on January 19, 2006
Their office in Mexico (at least according to the website) is in a swanky tower in a swanky part of Mexico City. Reuters is in the same building, for example. That bodes well.
One way to find out information is to phone them up at a few different offices - say you're a potential client and then switch your BS detector on. At least if your relative gets swindled after that, they're getting swindled by a pro.
posted by TrashyRambo at 4:54 PM on January 19, 2006
One way to find out information is to phone them up at a few different offices - say you're a potential client and then switch your BS detector on. At least if your relative gets swindled after that, they're getting swindled by a pro.
posted by TrashyRambo at 4:54 PM on January 19, 2006
Their office in Mexico (at least according to the website) is in a swanky tower in a swanky part of Mexico City. Reuters is in the same building, for example. That bodes well.
As I remember Enron had some pretty swanky offices in a swanky tower in downtown Houston. Just something to think about. I'll take a financially sound company run out of the back office of a warehouse over a company that fills every office and conference room with Aeron chairs trying to impress.
posted by any major dude at 6:42 PM on January 19, 2006
As I remember Enron had some pretty swanky offices in a swanky tower in downtown Houston. Just something to think about. I'll take a financially sound company run out of the back office of a warehouse over a company that fills every office and conference room with Aeron chairs trying to impress.
posted by any major dude at 6:42 PM on January 19, 2006
I'll take a financially sound company run out of the back office of a warehouse over a company that fills every office and conference room with Aeron chairs trying to impress.
There are a lot of shops that sell cameras and other electronics over the web and operate out of back rooms in warehouses in Brooklyn. Buying from one of those is a good way to become a dissatisfied customer. In other words, there isn't one-size-fits-all when it comes to judging legitimate and fake companies.
In the case of a company such as Amicorp that provides various business services to international clients, the fact that (a) they've been in business for a while and (b) can afford to have offices in the best parts of town (in NYC, they are in Rockefeller Center), are a typical pair of indicators that they are a real company, and that their services are worth paying good money for.
posted by WestCoaster at 7:42 PM on January 19, 2006
There are a lot of shops that sell cameras and other electronics over the web and operate out of back rooms in warehouses in Brooklyn. Buying from one of those is a good way to become a dissatisfied customer. In other words, there isn't one-size-fits-all when it comes to judging legitimate and fake companies.
In the case of a company such as Amicorp that provides various business services to international clients, the fact that (a) they've been in business for a while and (b) can afford to have offices in the best parts of town (in NYC, they are in Rockefeller Center), are a typical pair of indicators that they are a real company, and that their services are worth paying good money for.
posted by WestCoaster at 7:42 PM on January 19, 2006
Response by poster: Thank you all for your help. My relatives have chosen not to use Amicorp's services. The need for selling the school is not required now that new information has come to lilght.
posted by andendau at 1:44 AM on May 11, 2006
posted by andendau at 1:44 AM on May 11, 2006
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posted by alms at 2:00 PM on January 19, 2006