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Easiest way: proof that the company exists with the IRS. Every company will need an EIN and/or taxpayer ID if sole proprietorship.
A scanned copy of this (the actual # can be blocked out less last 4 digits) that can verify the business as being an entity would suffice. Any business operating legitimately would be able to produce this type of documentation as proof.
I'm not discussing the bad vendors that have been banned, or legit businesses turned bad. I'm specifically talking about those vendors that seem to sell things out of their house/apartment/whatever, that have no business selling in the first place because they were never a legitimate business to begin with.
Anyone can pay to be a sponsor and claim to operate a business. To actually own/have a SMB is another story. I'm just trying to see if some method can be done to verify sponsor's claimed business.
-alex
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