How to Choose the Right Laravel Development Company?

I want to understand what businesses should check before choosing a Laravel Development Company for custom web application development.

Laravel is widely used for building web apps, SaaS platforms, admin dashboards, CRM systems, APIs, ecommerce solutions, and business portals. But I think choosing the right development team matters more than just choosing the framework.

What factors should be considered before hiring a Laravel development company? Should businesses focus more on Laravel experience, project portfolio, code quality, security practices, API development skills, communication, pricing, or post-launch support?

Also, how can a business know whether a Laravel team can build a scalable and maintainable application instead of just completing the basic development work?

I would like to know the important points, common mistakes, and best practices to consider before selecting a Laravel development company.